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    OCZ Agility 3 360GB for $199 after $20 MIR

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by ren3g7ade, Jun 29, 2012.

  1. ren3g7ade

    ren3g7ade Notebook Evangelist

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    ren3g7ade, Jun 29, 2012
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    wow - nice price!!
     
    vaio.phil, Jun 29, 2012
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  3. Nick

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    How reliable are these?

    Sent from my HTC One S
     
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    IIRC, they have the previous-gen Sandforce controllers (not SF-2281), so I'm not sure if I'd use one myself.

    At any rate, they're sold out and it's gone back up to regular pricing.
     
    Jarhead, Jun 30, 2012
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  5. ren3g7ade

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    They are SF-2281 according to the documentation. I have the 240GB version of the same drive in my Macbook Pro, running the latest firmware and it is smooth.
     
    ren3g7ade, Jul 2, 2012
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  6. HopelesslyFaithful

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    what is the difference in the controllers?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jul 2, 2012
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    I stand corrected then.

    The earlier Sandforce controllers were slower and caused most of the issues that give Sandforce a bad name in the SSD marketplace. SF-2281 seems to be a much better improvement over the first generation and aside from speed gains, it's also been picked up by Intel, which usually means reliability in the SSD space.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 2, 2012
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    does the 120GB agility 3 that i posted in the deals section have the same controller?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Jul 2, 2012
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