I've been debating picking one up for my HTPC build for the last two hours...
Does someone give wanna me a push... or talk me down!
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Does someone give wanna me a push... or talk me down!
[Newegg] OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA II MLC OCZSSD2-1VTX30G - $99 after MIR
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This deal was posted in another users thread but I didn't think it was getting enough attention. Everyone was jumping over the other off brand controller 32GB SSD so i thought this deserved to a thread of it's own.
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Product(Direct Link): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227393
Rebate(Direct Link *.PDF): http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfil...Dec109cd12.pdf
Props to Slickdeals and our own Messymitch for source links.
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Originally Posted by Newegg Ride the next wave of Solid State revolution with OCZ. The OCZ Vertex offers your system the incredible performance and reliability of flash-based technology at a price that won’t make you wince. The Vertex series is the result of all the latest breakthroughs in SSD technology, including the latest-generation architecture and controller design, complete with 64MB of onboard cache to offer faster transfers and superior overall system response times. Packing a massive 30GB of storage and low power consuming NAND flash technology in a compact form factor, the OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX30G is ideal for ultra-light laptops to extend battery life, increase access time, and provide a durable alternative to traditional HDDs with superior shock resistance. Using the SATA II interface makes retrofitting this 30GB solid state drive into a laptop a breeze. Nor is it limited to laptops: any system that needs to be physically rugged, or have a silent drive with low power requirements would be happy to get one of these. Just imagine the possibilities with Vertex! |
Rebate(Direct Link *.PDF): http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfil...Dec109cd12.pdf
Props to Slickdeals and our own Messymitch for source links.
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I'd say just get it. I'm not a fan of OCZ products but sometimes you just gotta pull the trigger. Long story short with this drive you have the choice between running GC (garbage collection) or TRIM (W7 Optimization) firmware. OCZ has been great for the enthusiest SSD community.. except Summit series owners. Long story short it's $100 SSD with great performance. You'd be a fool IMO not to get it for an HTPC boot drive. I just got mine for that exact reason (http://www.overclock.net/htpc/616412...tpc-build.html). Thank me after you order it!
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FYI: The OCZ rebate process is awesome.
Originally Posted by Fletcher Carnaby I've been debating picking one up for my HTPC build for the last two hours... Does someone give wanna me a push... or talk me down!
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FYI: The OCZ rebate process is awesome.
My son and I just bought one from Microcenter. They had an OK deal for $159.99 with the $30 rebate. Man is that thing TINY! Windows 7 loaded much faster than my WD320gb caviar blue (single drive). Preliminary benchmark of HDTune recorded 213MB/s read....... Not too shabby. From the looks so far, I'd say we'll both end up with a RAID 0 of a couple of these 30gb SSD's
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Bam!
ami good with the big guy now?
TY nekon!
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Nice build btw. I almost picked up the same atom board.
I figure that if nothing else, the quick boot times will be nice on a htpc that gets turned on and off (unlike my sig).
Happy Holidays!!!
edit: Ooh yah, I'm liking that benchmark Hollywood!
ami good with the big guy now?
TY nekon!
I figure that if nothing else, the quick boot times will be nice on a htpc that gets turned on and off (unlike my sig).
Happy Holidays!!!
edit: Ooh yah, I'm liking that benchmark Hollywood!
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it's an SSD. for $100.
it will give your system a massive UI boost.
what have you ever bought that has given more bang for buck than this SSD will?
Originally Posted by Fletcher Carnaby I've been debating picking one up for my HTPC build for the last two hours... Does someone give wanna me a push... or talk me down!
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it will give your system a massive UI boost.
what have you ever bought that has given more bang for buck than this SSD will?
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