Intel SSD or OCZ Agility EX??

[crea78]

I'm thinking abt getting an SSD drive once Windows 7 is released. I got my eye on two ATM; the Intel X-25M 80GBG2 and OCZ Agility EX 60GB both in RAID 0 arrays. Due to the fact the OCZ Agitlity EX is SLC based, it costs $400 compared to the Intel's $220 at ZZF after MIR. The Agility EX also performs slightly better than the Intel but at the cost of less storage space and over $300 more. Can any of you justify the added cost for a "better built" SSD that will last longer or just stick with the Intel since we all know its a true winner from the get-go?

Just not sure if I should get two of them since right now we all know TRIM will not work in a RAID setup ATM. However, I can still get the two Intel's and split one SSD for apps and the other for games until TRIM is supported for RAID.

 

[crea78]

Here is the Driver Heaven review on the Agility EX: http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=844. I guess the logical choice is the Intel but speed is also good to have as well.

 

[pjkenned]

I think the Intel X25-M drives are fine.

Personally I'm just buying the lowest cost per GB OCZ-Indilinx/ Intel drives I can at the moment that will have enough storage for the next 12 months.

SSD's are getting so much faster and cheaper these days that if you look 12 months back when JMicron was all over, it is hard to justify overspending for capacity today.

Another thought is a few weeks ago I bought a 120GB OCZ Vertex in the $275 range after rebates.

My theory is I need the things to last 18 months and they will all be replaced with much faster drives. Spindle drives are basically just going to give you a 500GB and maybe 20MB/s bump annually. SSD's are on a much faster trajectory.