flips Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Newegg has Intel 320 Series 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD (SSDSA2CW080G3K5) for $149.99 - $20 off code IntelSSD - $50 Rebate = $79.99 with free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=u134875t0f0fp67154dd0c0s701&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16820167047 This is another option for an SSD. I am looking at getting one for a non-unraid system. It’s a windows 7 box for SageTV and some other smaller servers, plex, squeezebox etc. I like that the intel SSD has a 5 year warranty, and (anecdotally, it seems) better quality and it comes with a bracket. The downside is that it is SATAII and 10GB less than the OCZ deal. Leaning towards the Intel, but undecided at the moment…. Both drives are featured as a front page deal at slick deals: http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/67154/newegg-internal-solid-state-drives-ssd-intel-320-series-2.5-80gb-sata-ii-mlc-80-after-50-rebate-ocz-agility-3-2.5-90gb-sata-iii-85-after-20-rebate Note on reli from tomshardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-ssd-recommendation-value,3088-4.html We continue to believe that Intel's SSDs are the most reliable you can buy. Our opinions are shared by data center managers in the enterprise world, who we've polled about their own experiences with solid-state technology. Almost exclusively, they let us know that they lean on Intel drives. As such, we recommend Intel's 160 GB SSD 320 for anyone willing to sacrifice the performance of a SATA 6Gb/s interface in favor of a more mature controller with several new firmware-enabled nods to data security. The ability to map up to one die's worth of failed blocks to redundant flash is an example. Additionally, on-board capacitors keep the drive running for long enough to write cached data to nonvolatile memory in the event of a power loss. flips Link to comment
ohlwiler Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Unfortunately (since I own one) the 320 is not nearly as reliable as the X25-M series. There are massive complaints of drives being bricked. A firmware upgrade provided a partial fix, but still issues are being reported. Do your homework before clicking the button. Link to comment
flips Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yesh.. every drive I look at, it seems has some people complaints on reliability. Maybe that’s the issue with new technologies. What are your thoughts on the other SSD, OCZ Agility 3, that is on sale today? http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=17817.0 Link to comment
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