OWC Introduces Fast, Cheap 275MB/s SSD for $68

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OWC released a new SSD for PCs and Macs, which the company describes as the cheapest high-performance SSD on the market.

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[LongLiveRock1974]

Just big enough to install Rage.

 

[lashabane]

Seen the price tag and knew it was going to be small.

 

[pacioli]

I've been paying $1.50/Gb for SSDs on sale since January. $2/Gb does not excite me.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

too small for me

 

[jwcalla]

It's a good drive, but at $2 / GB it isn't "cheap" relative to the rest of the industry.

 

[CaedenV]

man, when the solid3 60GB is $80 after rebates and has 2x the size and performance it really make this seem rather overpriced...

 

[WyomingKnott]

'"RAID-like" reliability.'

Either it's got 60 GB of space and is storing two copies of everything you write for a RAID 1, or this is ignorant market-speak. Or the RAID that they mean is RAID 0.

 

[mr_nuke_me]

Huh? If you look well enough, you can find the Crucial m4 for $100. The OWC is not "cheap".

 

[mr_nuke_me]

The 64GB Crucial m4, that is.

 

[theuniquegamer]

too small size to be a boot drive w7 64bit.
Cheap means 1 or 1.25$ per gB not more than $2/gB. Speed is not so fast for a ssd.

 

[larkspur]

[citation][nom]WyomingKnott[/nom]'"RAID-like" reliability.' Either it's got 60 GB of space and is storing two copies of everything you write for a RAID 1, or this is ignorant market-speak. Or the RAID that they mean is RAID 0.[/citation]

Nah, they would be using something more similar to RAID-5.

 

[cknobman]

LOL I just picked up a Corsair 120GB Force 3 from the Egg for $135 after rebate.

How are these cheap?

 

[bdizzle11]

I picked up a vertex 3 64gb for $70. Honestly no point in getting these

 

[secolliyn]

For an SSD i am waiting to get one thats at least 120GB as i want to install windows, and my most used game on it and with a 120 i would be able to do that comfortably

 

[mr_nuke_me]

[citation][nom]theuniquegamer[/nom]too small size to be a boot drive w7 64bit.[/citation]

Huh? I can comfortably fit Fedora x64 and all the programs I use on 30GB.

 

[leandrodafontoura]

This isnt cheap at all. OCZ Vertez Plus is on the $1/1GB range already, as well as some Kingston SSDs

 

[kittle]

only 30GB? ... whats the point?

 

[drwho1]

[citation][nom]secolliyn[/nom]For an SSD i am waiting to get one thats at least 120GB as i want to install windows, and my most used game on it and with a 120 i would be able to do that comfortably[/citation]

I really need a 500GB SSD to replace my 500GB boot drive.
But at this prices....I pass.

I think that it might be 5 years down the road before I make the switch.
I just won't pay an arm an a leg for an SSD.

 

[mrecio]

Like others have said, there is nothing cheap about these drives. crucial M4 all the way.

 

[halcyon]

...and you don't need to pay an arm and a leg for an SSD either. I not only have 2xVertex 2's in RAID 0 in my Mac desktop, but I have a Vertex 3 in one of my MacBook Pros. In my 2nd laptop I have a Seagate Momentus XT 500GB. Yeah, its in a MacBook Pro but that drive is plenty fast. Full blown SSD not needed...and there's plenty of space.

I think more people should try these hybrid drives, I'm thoroughly impressed.

 

[bak0n]

[citation][nom]WyomingKnott[/nom]'"RAID-like" reliability.' Either it's got 60 GB of space and is storing two copies of everything you write for a RAID 1, or this is ignorant market-speak. Or the RAID that they mean is RAID 0.[/citation]
Reliability of 10 Raid 0 drives. Har Har.

 

[thesnappyfingers]

that really not that impressive of a price you can get a ssd on sale for $1-1.5 per gb.

 

[izmanq]

This must be some kind of a jedi mind trick :| 2$/GB SSD is NOT cheap :|

 

[jbo5112]

I thought all current SSD's implemented features for RAID like reliability (e.g. strong ECC, wear leveling, etc.) and performance (e.g. reading from multiple chips simultaneously). If they're willing to build and brand this as an enterprise SSD, then it's a good price (amazing if it's SLC), but otherwise I don't see a point.