OCZ's low(er) $$ 250GB SSD

[udaman]

http://www.dailytech.com/OCZ+Announ...70MBsec+Reads+98MBsec+Writes/article12671.htm



2 year warranty, 1.5M MTBF, faster seeks (though don't know that you'd notice <1ms differences )., faster R/W STR's than the Core series announced just a month ago. Now if they can just get to 500GB, at the same price as the 128GB orig Core series (<$500), then we'd be taking the demise of HDD's in laptops in just a few years.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/flash_drives/ocz_core_series_v2_sata_ii_2_5-ssd

 

[udaman]

Houston...we have a problem

xpcgear has the lowest Google shopping price on the newer 250GB Core V2 series @$822

http://www.xpcgear.com/oczssd22c250g.html


see review comments, though not sure which series NE is currently selling? After $60 rebate, $374! But what about the problems people are having?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227345


From OCZ's support forums:

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42487




hothardware.com tests older Core series against other SSD;s

article date Sept 4, 2008:

http://hothardware.com/Articles/FourWay-SSD-RoundUp-OCZ-Super-Talent-Mtron/

VelociRaptor 300GB HD v. OCZ 64GB orig. Core series (they've pictured the 128GB, but only tested 64GB ):

http://hothardware.com/News/OCZ_Core_Series_SSD_Vs_VelociRaptor_Sneak_Peek/