This will have faster sequential speed while the Intel will still beat this in random speed. Personally, I would take the extra 20GB and the OCZ. I'm leary of 30 and 40GB drives...just seem too small for my taste. YMMV and good luck!
How does this compares to Intel 40GB SSD in terms of speed?
While I don't have a ssd, I read up on them every now and then. Depending on the model, I'm pretty sure you can flash the Kingston drive to enable trim, since it uses intel flash and controller. Here is a post over in memory and storage, and I'm sure google will provide much more info.
sure is tempting
i haven't even installed my kingston 40GB yet as i really want a new processor (and no TRIM yet, wtf) and to upgrade to win 7 at the same time.
but boy would this be nice to have
i really need to repurpose my systems. my "server" computer has a Q8400 w/4GB in it, and my "gaming" computer has an old opteron 165. i would really like an i860 or i920, but i'm afraid there'll be 32nm hexa core or cheaper quad cores by the end of the month.
probably not a better price/performance/size SSD by the end of the month, though.
windows xp doesn't play nice with SSDs, right?
There is shell shocker right now for $154 AR on
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX60G 2.5" 60GB MLC
Not sure the difference from Agility line up...
http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellS...namitedata.com
Cool! Hey do you know anythng about Indilinx's Trim tool? What I mean is it elegant like Intels where you can set it up to run automatically at X intervals or is it always manual?
I may have to jump on this as well... once I went SSD I'll never buy another mechanical drive again.
I've confirmed it. My last day will be March 5th. I might bump it to the end of Feb. as the 65% government COBRA assist expires at the end of Feb.:\
That's the reason that I have not bought any of the deals that I've posted during the last few weeks....even though I've wanted to so very badly.
I got mine, using it right now. Speeds are odd, the reads are faster than what most people are getting with these drives, but the writes are slower. Need to look up some more benchmarks to confirm that it's a keeper and send off that rebate.
that's just the randomness of what chips go into these drives.
How does this compares to Intel 40GB SSD in terms of speed?
The Agility is generally a little slower but it really depends on the NAND used in the Agility. The Vertex tends to stick to the best, hand picked NAND with newer units using Intel 34nm stuff. The Agility uses a mixed bag of stuff but there have been units that are faster than the Vertex.
How can you tell if 34nm was used in your Agility?