OCZ Vertex "Mac" Edition: Is it worth it? Barefeats finds out

[Kaido]

http://www.barefeats.com/hard118.html

Great article :thumbsup: What you need to know:

1. This drive is a gamechanger - finally, high-speed SSD writes for CHEAP
2. The Mac version gives the SAME performance as the non-Mac version

Available in 30gb - 250gb capacities. The best bang-for-your-buck is the 120gb model for $375:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227395

The 250gb model is around $825, so you might as well get two 120 gig drives and RAID them - even better performance in RAID 0 Striping with nearly the same capacity for around $75 less. You can get compatible 3.5" adapter rails for ten bucks on Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...17995009&Tpk=ocz%203.5

There's also the EX model, which bumps writes from 150-170 MB/s to 200-210 MB/s for more money.

Slap this puppy in your Mac or Hack :thumbsup:

 

[Kmax82]

Definitely good news. I want one of these for my laptop, but can't afford that price tag just yet. This is definitely good news for my next buy though.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Kmax82
Definitely good news. I want one of these for my laptop, but can't afford that price tag just yet. This is definitely good news for my next buy though.

Yah, same. I can live with $375 - for my next build. $800 for an SSD was just way too much, but $375 for 250 MB/s seems like a pretty fair deal given the cost and effort of setting up a RAID system.