- On Amazon through TigerDirect - 2 left according to the Amazon.com product page - $331.99 ... cheapest price I've seen in a while ... go! - Crucial.com shows $449.99, Pricegrabber shows $399.95, Pricewatch shows $422.94
Also available on esaitech.com for 349.99. Never heard of this online store until today, though (Google Products lists them).
NOTE: The above prices are inflated b/c of low supply. AFAIK, they are far above MSRP, which is reportedly ~$330.
Specs from Crucial's web site: 128GB Crucial M225 Solid-State Drive Internal Cache: 64MB DRAM Performance: 250MB/s READ, 190MB/s WRITE NAND Flash Components: Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash Memory Interface: Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s (SATA) Form Factor: 2.5" (100.20 mm x 69.85 mm x 9.50 mm)
NOTE: If you're putting this into a desktop, you may need a 2.5" to 3.5" SSD adapter.
Jeff Atwood from codinghorror.com raves about this particular model on his blog.
128GB for $300+!? you ask. Are you mad? Admittedly, this is targeted at power users. At least it isn't a $7000 NAND Flash PCI card, eh?
Message edited by: eliteramen on 2009-10-29 19:39:54 CDT
It's a bit more expensive than other Indilinx drives. The OCZ Vertex 120GB drives fall under $300 quite often with rebates, and OCZ and SuperTalent have the best firmware support. I just got an Agility also, and that thing is a bit cheaper but just as fast as the Vertex.
PJK said:It's a bit more expensive than other Indilinx drives. The OCZ Vertex 120GB drives fall under $300 quite often with rebates, and OCZ and SuperTalent have the best firmware support. I just got an Agility also, and that thing is a bit cheaper but just as fast as the Vertex.
Thanks for the information. I believe people are snatching up the Crucial because it's associated with a quality brand name. This late entry into the Indilinx-based SSD space is not too shabby: Aesthetically pleasing metallic package, a 5-year warranty, and its performance is not lacking, either.
Where did you purchase the OCZ Vertex and Agility from? Google Product Search shows $372 and $300, respectively. How is the Agility different?
eliteramen said:PJK said:It's a bit more expensive than other Indilinx drives. The OCZ Vertex 120GB drives fall under $300 quite often with rebates, and OCZ and SuperTalent have the best firmware support. I just got an Agility also, and that thing is a bit cheaper but just as fast as the Vertex.
Thanks for the information. I believe people are snatching up the Crucial because it's associated with a quality brand name. This late entry into the Indilinx-based SSD space is not too shabby: Aesthetically pleasing metallic package, a 5-year warranty, and its performance is not lacking, either.
Where did you purchase the OCZ Vertex and Agility from? Google Product Search shows $372 and $300, respectively. How is the Agility different?
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I got mine from Circuit City and Tiger Direct. Google product search doesn't give bing CashBack, and a lot of times doesn't show rebates. The Agility uses cheaper MLC NAND. Early drives were slower than the Vertex, although it seems as though this isn't the case anymore, or at least by as much as OCZ is using different NAND now.
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