Comparing OCZ SSD's

[jaydee]

OCZ Vertex @$229
OCZ Vertex Turbo @249
OCZ Summit @$235
OCZ Agility @$199-$30 rebate *not in stock*

I'm looking at the 60GB versions of these on Newegg, they all have pretty similar read/write speeds and only the Summit has more cache (128MB the rest have 64MB). Is there going to be a real world difference between these models?

Side question, what do you think is going to happen with the price of these in the next 4-6 months? We're all pretty assured that prices are going to come down eventually, but will that be sooner or later? Does anyone think there's possibility of seeing the 60GB version down in the $100-130 range black Friday or Christmas specials?

 

[aka1nas]

There is a shortage on NAND flash still, so prices will not be coming down significantly until the manufacturers can increase capacity. Last I read, we were looking at another 12-18 months.

 

[chrisf6969]

Vertex - good but at $230, I'd buy an 80Gb Intel X25-M. OEM X25-M's are supposed to be $230, but b/c they're in short supply one will run you around $250.

http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin...C5240P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID!
or http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Ma...&qid=1253303815&sr=8-1

Vertex "Turbo" is just an overclocked controller chip. Not worth it IMHO. The controller isn't really a bottleneck.

Summit and Agility - eh.... stick with the Vertex.

Prices will continue to gradually come down. They were a very high margin item. Intel releasing the G2's dropped the price/Gb to a more reasonable level. But once more people get it right. IE: everyone figures out how to make them as fast as Intel, the prices will drop.