160gb SSD Intel 320 vs Agility 2

[nardz84]

So title sums it up, I'm debating between a 160gb Intel and OCZ Agility2 on newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227689 for $230

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-055-_-Product for $285

I'm not the biggest fan of OCZ after their recent stunts but for this price I'm leaning towards the Agility 2. From most benchmarks it looks like I won't notice much of a difference between the two for what I do (games mostly). Anyone have exprience with either of these drives that could chime in?

 

[razel]

No experience with either, but I do own several G1 and G2 Intel SSDs. The Agility 2 is a previous year model and technology and I would not pay that much for it. The Intel is brand spanking new and is at a price premium and I wouldn't pay that much for it either.

If you don't need a drive right now, I'd wait. If you have to buy one and can make a sacrifice in GB, I'd take a look at the 128GB range varieties. The Intel G2 and Kingston 2010/2011 SSDs are frequently on sale for approximately $200 and $140 respectively. Yes others will raise a stink about Kingston's 1st line of SSDs (slow-ish writes, rarely lagged), but as you probably know by now with everyday use, maybe even HEAVY everyday use any SSD with a controller introduced from the past year will be hard to tell from one other blind tested.

 

[nanaki333]

between those 2, i would definitely say the intel.

 

[nanaki333]

for sata2, there's really nothing that can topple the intel 320 now. it's the perfect overall balanced ssd

 

[nardz84]

Yah, unfortunately I can't really go smaller and the 256+gb drives are a little bit out of my price range currently, guess I'll keep an eye on things. I'd like to wait for a better price on the 300gb but if I can't that Intel 160gb might be my option. Thanks for the input so far.

 

[nanaki333]

you know... you could always get that 160GB intel and buy a second one later on and raid0 them together and get the performance of the fastest sata3 drives on your sata2 board. i had G1s in raid0 for over 2 years and it barely made a dent in their drive overall drive life. the 320s are even better!

 

[Hyperlite]

and the 160GB 320 has a promo code right now on newegg, $285. Thats hard to beat...

 

[groberts101]

I second the "raid build as you go" method.