OCZ Vertex Plus OCZSSD2-1VTXPL60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

$49.99 after MIR (expires 9/1/11)

 

Max Sequential Read

Up to 180 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 90 MB/s

 

Pretty decent speeds for such a low price tag.  Good for an HTPC boot drive or a small cache/apps drive.

OCZ doesn't have the best track record when it comes to SSD drives. It sounds like a good deal, but their history with SSD drives make me too nervous to purchase one from them right now.

two of these in raid0 as my window's machine boot drive works great!

 

Guys, your thoughts, I was thinking of picking one up for my Dell D620 or D630 laptops, would I see a good difference or not much?

Anyone try these in one of my models and had issues?

Guys, your thoughts, I was thinking of picking one up for my Dell D620 or D630 laptops, would I see a good difference or not much?

Anyone try these in one of my models and had issues?

 

I installed an Intel x25-v with lower specs (170MBps/35MBps R/W) in my desktop a few years ago and saw an enormous speed upgrade. It's by no means cutting edge compared to newer drives, but you're also paying less than $1/GB.

 

If you've never had one, for $50, you can't go wrong. Just keep in mind the reduced storage space (Mind you, my drive only has 40GB, and I've survived ).

If you want to get something a bit more current, the 60GB OCZ Solid 3 is on for $89.99

 

Not sure you would see much difference, unless your laptop supports SATA3 though...

These are just the BEST for laptop upgrades. Not just OCZ, but any good SSD drive. I have a small computer in my living room that I use while I watch TV and I installed a 60GB X-25 Intel SSD. It was such a great improvement. Made the computer real snappy and a pleasure to use. I have a few computers and I plan on installing SSD's in all of them for the OS/boot drive.

 

 

Guys, your thoughts, I was thinking of picking one up for my Dell D620 or D630 laptops, would I see a good difference or not much?

Anyone try these in one of my models and had issues?

 

I'm sure you will see great improvement, I installed one in my convertible tablet and I will never go back.

The only other drive in 2.5" form factor I would use are the momentus XT 500GB or possibly a 1TB samsung.

 

With each of my laptops, I've swapped out the drives for the momentus XT and/or an SSD.

The 1TB drive is for my DJ archive, so space is needed more then speed.

Guys, your thoughts, I was thinking of picking one up for my Dell D620 or D630 laptops, would I see a good difference or not much?

Anyone try these in one of my models and had issues?

 

I'm sure you will see great improvement, I installed one in my convertible tablet and I will never go back.

The only other drive in 2.5" form factor I would use are the momentus XT 500GB or possibly a 1TB samsung.

 

With each of my laptops, I've swapped out the drives for the momentus XT and/or an SSD.

The 1TB drive is for my DJ archive, so space is needed more then speed.

 

Thanks! prices are falling and I spent a bit to much lately, so I will hang tight, thank you all for your advice/experience.

I put a 128GB SSD in my netbook when I bought it a couple of months ago.  Yes, it boots fast, but more importantly, I gained about 50% extra battery life and it stays super cool and silent.

 

I think I might pick up one of these 60GB for my HTPC boot drive.  I still need additional storage for the tuner, but the SSD will be great for boot.