OCZ Vertex 3 120GB Internal SATA III MLC Solid State Drive + $15 Newegg Gift Card for $149.99 + free shipping
Price after $20 mail in rebate. (Expires 02/29/12)
Bonus $15 Newegg Gift Card with purchase!
This is one of the latest generation solid state drives using the newest Sandforce SF-2000 controllers (SF-2281) which also utilizes the SATAIII 6Gbps interface to realize the full potential of the SSD and the 25nm NAND flash.
You Pay: $169.99 and get to spend $15 at the Egg later.
then you wait forever for a mailinrebate that may never come, IF you remember to send it in.
@jeffjonez: That sounds like a you problem.
same drive 129 at tigerdirect. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=557372&sku=O261-8201
@azvinnie:
The Vertex Drive is faster. You linked to the Agility Drive, which is a completely different model.
Vertex 3 Specs
Maximum 4KB Random Write: 85,000 IOPS (330 MB/s)
Sequential Read AS-SSD: 500MB/s
Sequential Write AS-SSD: 155 MB/s
4K Random Read AS-SSD: 29,000 IOPS (115 MB/s)
4K Random Write AS-SSD: 38,000 IOPS (150 MB/s)
Compared to the agility:
Maximum 4KB Random Write: 85,000 IOPS (330 MB/s)
Sequential Read AS-SSD: 195 MB/s
Sequential Write AS-SSD: 130 MB/s
4K Random Read AS-SSD: 23,000 IOPS (90 MB/s)
4K Random Write AS-SSD: 35,500 IOPS (140 MB/s)

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