Search results matching tag 'Solid State Disk'

OCZ SSDs: Agility or Summit?

ClemSnide — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:53:50 GMT

I can't wait any more. The first part of my new system build can just as easily go into my existing clunker: a solid state drive.

My needs are modest. Currently I'm using very little of a 120 GB drive, and I've calculated that a 60 GB will keep me happy for a long time-- after all, I want to speed up the OS, web browsing, and World of Warcraft. OCZ makes good products that are reasonably priced, and there are two similar ones on Amazon: the Summit and the Agility.

Summit: OCZ Amazon

Agility: OCZ Amazon

The Agility seems to have a very slight advantage in read and write speeds, at least according to OCZ's website (at least for the 60 GB rendition). I don't think it's enough to notice in the course of a day's work. They're also about the same price.

I'd like to use my "flexible friend" to buy one of these in the next week, unless someone has a truly compelling reason not to (such as an imminent release of something twice as fast for half as much). What is the considered opinion of you HotHardware readers about these two drives?

Re: RE: Four-Way SSD Round-Up, OCZ, Super Talent, Mtron

Dave_HH — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:03:08 GMT

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I have to say, I expected a far more pronounced difference between the SSDs power consumption and that of the VelociRaptor. Considering the minuscule difference in power consumption, I would assume that the operating temperatures are also fairly similar.

Nice Round-Up HH. I am really looking forward to seeing how the new 256GB Samsung MLC SSD and Intel's upcoming offerings perform.

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Thanks dudes! Stick around over the next few days! More exciting stuff coming in this space from a BIG NAME player.

Re: RE: Four-Way SSD Round-Up, OCZ, Super Talent, Mtron

Super Dave — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:12:10 GMT

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Nice for a notebook 32gb or netbook perhaps ... but I guess I cannot see myself building my 4TB HD media server/PVR using them in a raid set could buy a house for less in some areas.

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Not too sure I would want to live there, but HEY, welcome to HotHardware, MMC! We are happy to have you join us! So where are you posting from?

Four-Way SSD Round-Up, OCZ, Super Talent, Mtron

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:58:05 GMT

Solid State Drive technology is set to turn the storage industry on its ear; there is little doubt of this. When you consider the intrinsic benefits of anything built on solid state technology versus anything mechanical, it doesn't take a degree in physics to understand the obvious advantages.

On the following pages, we thought we'd level-set the features, performance and pricing landscape for you with respect to the current state of SSDs. Today, we have a look at four different SSD offerings, two from OCZ, one from Mtron and another from Super Talent. Is a Solid State Disk in your future? We'll try to help you answer that question in this full performance evaluation and showcase.