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    OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD - $189.99 with Free Shipping, no rebate

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Jlbrightbill, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. Jlbrightbill

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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    dang it mine was 140 and it was the 30 gig :mad:
     
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  3. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    How good are these drives???? I am planning on upgrading yet again to at least one SSD...
     
    rjbg84, Apr 12, 2009
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why oh why can't these prices come to Canada?!
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 12, 2009
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    mullenbooger Former New York Giant

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    They have gotten good reviews so far, and no stuttering.
     
    mullenbooger, Apr 12, 2009
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    yup the promo code definitely doesn't work on newegg.ca...

    That said is the vertex worthwhile or should I just go straight to the intel?
     
    RobertFontaine, Apr 12, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Newegg has the 120GB for slightly under $350, which is a slightly better deal per GB (unless you don't want to spend that much for a SSD). Otherwise a good alternative to the Samsung 64GB SLC, at that price point.
     
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    Fan-freaking-tastic.

    Intel is still better but most people don't want to spend $360 for their first foray into the SSD market. Check out this video, here's me searching my entire hard drive, check out the speeds:

    Vertex C:\ Search

    (Indexing is turned off)
     
    Jlbrightbill, Apr 13, 2009
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    I am one of those who are reluctant on spending $300+ on a SSD, my actual goal is to try one first and then upgrade to a much higher one...
     
    rjbg84, Apr 13, 2009
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    These SSD's aren't worth it. Come find me when 256 GB is ~150 bucks
     
    gaming_zedman, Apr 13, 2009
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    Good point there...thing is as most of us performance is a must, I say that when you pay $1,200+ in a laptop, performance should be on par with the price. Also, SSD technology is quite new so price is right there in the spot...remember when new memory ram was released, etc, etc, etc...when a 256gb ssd around $150 appears, that would mean that something even better is out already...
     
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  12. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Isn't OCZ supposed to be releasing a new model sometime soon? I'd like to get into SSDs soon.
     
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  13. Jlbrightbill

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    OCZ Summit on a Samsung controller. Preliminary results (Basically, Anandtech) indicate it has higher sequential performance but lower random performance than the Vertex.

    I do see your point, but at the same time, with as much of a difference as an SSD makes in day to day operation, it's worth it for a lot of people. I'm certainly enjoying my SSD far more than my marginal upgrade to the video card in my sig.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Apr 13, 2009
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