OCZ Recertified as New Agility 3 SATA III 2.5" 180GB

Wondering the opinion of these, are these worth the money? I've heard a lot of bad things about about ocz. i recently bought a 64gb sandisk ssd basic model for £45 and it wasn't big enough. this seems like a great price for the memory but are these any good? I'm on a tight budget.

OCZ Recertified as New Agility 3 SATA III 2.5" 180GB Solid State Hard Drive | AGT3-25SAT3-180G

 

I've heard a lot of bad about OCZ too, but I still run my Vertex 3 256gb Max IOPS edition, as well as a little OCZ Agility 60gb, with both working solidly, and showing above 85% health.

If it's the best deal, I'd do it. If you can go with another brand for the same price, I'd do that instead.

 

I don't recommend refurb SSDs. Stay away from them. Please buy only new. A failed SSD can fail again as there are very few things that can really go wrong and they just can't be replaced easily.

 

Recert can mean that the firmware was simply stuck and reflashed by OCZ. It's obviously gone through some sort of testing, and a warranty from OCZ is offered.

Such caution is an unnecessary step with such a low budget.

 

Some examples of refurbished SSDs

Newegg.com - Refurbished: OCZ Vertex Plus OCZSSD2-1VTXPL60G.RF 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Newegg.com
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G Solid State Drive - Newegg.com
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Newegg.com
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G Solid State Drive - Newegg.com
Newegg.com - Refurbished: Corsair Performance 3 Series CSSD-P3128GB2/RF2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

The unfortunate reason for almost all of them being OCZ is due to the choice of controller (did not play well with many computers). It is a hit or a miss. That is why I ask the OP to proceed with extreme caution.

 

Don't get it seriously.

The firmware is defective.
It is an EOL product, no further firmware updates will happen.

If you trigger a bug, you probably can look into an RMA. However, the issue will reoccur even with another recertified/refurb drive.

For example: Intel 320 8MB bug. The latest firmware update did not address the issue even if it claims to. You can RMA to Intel the drive all you want, you'll just get another drive with the same bugged firmware.

 

It uses Asynchronous NAND. Even it it was brand new it should be avoided if you plan on putting data on the drive. No performance + refurb + OCZ reliability (lack there of) = poof, pass the popcorn.

 

It's a bad way to go if you purchase hardware only because of cheap prices.

I've had great longevity and performance from the OCZ SSDs I have owned that include Vertex,Vertex 2(34nm) and Vertex 3 MIOPS.

The Vertex 2 has been running for over 3 years while the V3 MIOPS is over 2.

I've stayed away from some SSDs especially Kingston SSDNow lineup and the OCZs with asychronous nand.

The SSD will be your primary boot drive with your OS and programs so get the best you can afford and preferably 240GB or larger.

I've owned 14 SSDs and only one has gone belly up;a SanDisk Extreme 240GB went dark after a year of good service.It was promptly replaced by the service center a few days ago.

 

OCZ? BAD, BAD, BAD news.
Refurbed storage? Bad news.
Bugged firmware that will never be fixed? Bad news.

Multiply all this together and I won't even use it even if it were free.

 

Managed to bite the bullet and just pick up a 120 Samsung evo, more expensive for less space but seems like a really solid modern drive!

 

Solid indeed. I also wouldn't consider a refurbished SSD, let alone an OCZ drive (new or refurbished).