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Cheap 128GB SSD - Today only, $80
Opy
post Jul 31 2012, 01:04 PM
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http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22140595-OCZ_O...T1_25SAT3_128G)

Between 2pm and 3pm only the 128GB SSD will be going for $79.99.
That is Sydney time.
That is for 1 hour today.

OCZ Octane, SataIII, TRIM suport
Max Read Up to 470 MB/s
Max Write Up to 210 MB/s
Random Read 4KB 35,000 IOPS
Random Write 4KB 18,000 IOPS


Just spotted in the daily sales emails from mwave.com.

Max. 2 per customer.


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SoaS
post Jul 31 2012, 01:46 PM
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How do these rate? Say compared to the vertex series.
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Dasa
post Jul 31 2012, 04:31 PM
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QUOTE (SoaS @ Jul 31 2012, 02:46 PM) *
How do these rate? Say compared to the vertex series.

slower but there a good budget drive for a home office pc
$80 is the regular price at msy and scorptech for that drive


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post Jul 31 2012, 05:24 PM
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I don't think I could trust OCZ with my data.


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A Hitman
post Jul 31 2012, 06:25 PM
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QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 07:24 PM) *
I don't think I could trust OCZ with my data.

This.
Heard so many complaints about them, they might even have a higher failure rate than HDD's.....


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post Jul 31 2012, 06:39 PM
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QUOTE (A Hitman @ Jul 31 2012, 06:25 PM) *
QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 07:24 PM) *
I don't think I could trust OCZ with my data.

This.
Heard so many complaints about them, they might even have a higher failure rate than HDD's.....


I'm fairly sure they do have a higher failure rate than HDDs.


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Opy
post Jul 31 2012, 06:52 PM
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QUOTE (Dasa @ Jul 31 2012, 04:31 PM) *
QUOTE (SoaS @ Jul 31 2012, 02:46 PM) *
How do these rate? Say compared to the vertex series.

slower but there a good budget drive for a home office pc
$80 is the regular price at msy and scorptech for that drive


Ah I didn't realise the low end drives were getting so cheap. I always see them for a few dollars more than they have GBs. Could be that this specific drive is just the lowest end and not on offer at a lot of places.
Not looked at scorptech for ages and I rarely use MSY site as it's a bit horrible.


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Dasa
post Jul 31 2012, 07:18 PM
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use this for the latest prices
http://www.staticice.com.au/


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ReapermanRS
post Jul 31 2012, 07:18 PM
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Even reasonably high end drives are getting cheap. Seriously tempted to get a Sandisk 480 gig now they're down to about $440

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post Aug 2 2012, 12:45 AM
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QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 07:39 PM) *
QUOTE (A Hitman @ Jul 31 2012, 06:25 PM) *
QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 07:24 PM) *
I don't think I could trust OCZ with my data.

This.
Heard so many complaints about them, they might even have a higher failure rate than HDD's.....


I'm fairly sure they do have a higher failure rate than HDDs.


I have had 2 different versions of the Vertex. 60GB Vertex and the 256GB Vertex 4. So far, they havent given me any problems at all. Well, except that one time when I was reinstalling Windows and I thought I might as well update the firmware. However, a post on the site and I had tech support taking me through the steps required to fix the problem.


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AMD AKIMBO
post Aug 2 2012, 06:57 PM
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i have two agility 120's and havent had a problem yet even ran fine in raid-0.
i have had hard drives not last this long.


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post Aug 2 2012, 08:44 PM
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QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 06:39 PM) *
QUOTE (A Hitman @ Jul 31 2012, 06:25 PM) *
QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 07:24 PM) *
I don't think I could trust OCZ with my data.

This.
Heard so many complaints about them, they might even have a higher failure rate than HDD's.....


I'm fairly sure they do have a higher failure rate than HDDs.

Why?

This post has been edited by fajw: Aug 2 2012, 08:44 PM
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post Aug 2 2012, 10:08 PM
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QUOTE (fajw @ Aug 2 2012, 08:44 PM) *
QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 06:39 PM) *
QUOTE (A Hitman @ Jul 31 2012, 06:25 PM) *
QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Jul 31 2012, 07:24 PM) *
I don't think I could trust OCZ with my data.

This.
Heard so many complaints about them, they might even have a higher failure rate than HDD's.....


I'm fairly sure they do have a higher failure rate than HDDs.

Why?

http://www.behardware.com/articles/843-7/c...ns-rates-5.html


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rs727
post Aug 4 2012, 04:10 PM
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QUOTE (strifus @ Aug 2 2012, 12:45 AM) *
So far, they havent given me any problems at all. Well, except that one time when I was reinstalling Windows and I thought I might as well update the firmware. However, a post on the site and I had tech support taking me through the steps required to fix the problem.


Same here. My Agility3 has been flawless since it was installed. But I suppose there has to be a few good stories among all the bad.

Thought about updating the firmware to 2.22, but might hold it off a little longer. Some people seem to have had some issues with it.

But for anyone looking at an SSD, I think these would be great so long as you're not looking for something at the pointy end of the speed scale.

QUOTE (.:Cyb3rGlitch:. @ Aug 2 2012, 10:08 PM) *


Interesting link. Although they are all old models. I doubt the new (3/4) ones would be that bad.

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Dread Emperor
post Aug 6 2012, 11:12 PM
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I wouldn't care how cheap they are; With a >10% chance of failing I'd avoid the Octane's like the plague.

If you want a cheap SSD with a respectable failure rate (<%3) I'd start here:

http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/view/Massive_SSD_Sale


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