SCAN 120GB OCZ Technology Vertex Plus, 2.5" SSD, £44.99 @ Scan

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  repouk8 months, 2 weeks ago6 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  Matty1255

  SATA II - 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 160MB/s, barely faster than a mechanical drive.

  
  It's always worth checking your 'facts' before posting them ;)
  
  If you had then you'd know that even this drive is significantly faster than a WD Velociraptor HDD, which in turn is significantly faster than the HDD most people have in their systems.
  
  http://www.storagereview.com/western_digital_velociraptor_review
  
  http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_vertex_2_review_120gb
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  emodan8 months, 2 weeks ago5 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  Matty1255

  SATA II - 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 160MB/s, barely faster than a mechanical drive.

  
  
  dont forget the huge difference in seek times which make ssds faster for boot drives and load times
  
  in most use read and write arent really ever a issue until you move huge files

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  Matty12558 months, 2 weeks ago3 Likes #1Show comment toolsReply

  SATA II - 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 160MB/s, barely faster than a mechanical drive.
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  andreapedrazzini8 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #2Show comment toolsReply

  remember to upgrade the firmware to fix the BSOD issues,
  i've been running this for the past 11 months I believe with no issues whatsoever!
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  0049ner8 months, 2 weeks ago2 Likes #3Show comment toolsReply

  Thought this sounded to good to be true
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  cat1238 months, 2 weeks ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  This is a good deal for an older motherboard! Heat added.
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  emodan8 months, 2 weeks ago5 Likes #5Show comment toolsReply

  Matty1255

  SATA II - 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 160MB/s, barely faster than a mechanical drive.

  
  
  dont forget the huge difference in seek times which make ssds faster for boot drives and load times
  
  in most use read and write arent really ever a issue until you move huge files
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  repouk8 months, 2 weeks ago6 Likes #6Show comment toolsReply

  Matty1255

  SATA II - 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 160MB/s, barely faster than a mechanical drive.

  
  It's always worth checking your 'facts' before posting them ;)
  
  If you had then you'd know that even this drive is significantly faster than a WD Velociraptor HDD, which in turn is significantly faster than the HDD most people have in their systems.
  
  http://www.storagereview.com/western_digital_velociraptor_review
  
  http://www.storagereview.com/ocz_vertex_2_review_120gb
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  hecatae8 months, 2 weeks ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  very hot, only £84 if you buy two
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  Lippo9998 months, 2 weeks ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  Now £44.16 inc delivery. I have one of these in my HTPC and it is significantly faster at booting and program execution. Waiting for 256gb to come down in price before I upgraded the laptops.
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  plewis008 months, 2 weeks ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  hecatae

  very hot, only £84 if you buy two

  
  
  Or £80 if you sign up on the forums (AVForums) - there is no minimum post requirement like Aria.
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  pspr338 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #10Show comment toolsReply

  I would have ANY SSD over a mechanical drive any day of the week. The difference is incredible.
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  damoxuk8 months, 2 weeks ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  I still haven't gone the SSD route. But time is well overdue for a new PC. I think early Nov I think after Win8 is out.
  
  Although at this price may get one for the ps3.
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  lordzaz8 months, 2 weeks ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Thats a stonking price, it may not be up there with the best of the best, but as already said, any SSD is a vast and significant improvement over an HDD. 33p per Gig if you qualify for free delivery
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  hello268 months, 2 weeks ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Just make sure those are reliable before buying.
  
  Earlier generations of SSD were just not reliable at all, and so, might be better to buy something more recent, unless you want to keep returning SSDs and reinstalling the OS. I had given up on SSDs for a while, and bought recently a Sandisk one: even though it's Sata 3, so faster than what I need, the reliability has not been an issue.
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  u04217938 months, 2 weeks ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  Would this be worth using for a Dell Mini 10V netbook hackintosh, or wouldn’t it make a noticeable amount of difference on that?
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  Marekj8 months, 2 weeks ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  plewis00

  hecatae

  very hot, only £84 if you buy two

  
  
  Or £80 if you sign up on the forums (AVForums) - there is no minimum post requirement like Aria.

  
  
  I've been a member for a few years, but I've never ordered anything from Scan. How do I get the free postage?
  
  Edit: I've managed to link my account, bu note that it on qualifies me for free delivery on orders over £50.
  

  
  Edited By: Marekj on Sep 08, 2012 09:26
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  ambc_6668 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #16Show comment toolsReply

  Matty1255

  SATA II - 3Gb/s, Read 250MB/s, Write 160MB/s, barely faster than a mechanical drive.

  
  
  Bet you wish you hadnt have posted lol. Mines is sata 3 but its in a sata 2 port. Superb read/write speed compared to any other drive regardless of being sata 2. I wouldnt recommend upgrading the firmware depending on what other hard drive runs along side it. Unless you get issues with the firmware that its on. Ive a Western Digital 2TB HD running along side it and upgrading the firmware caused it to BSOD like crazy. Had do downgrade again which was not fun. The reliability of the Vortex drive are ment to be quite good. Ment to be more reliable than the OCZ Agility 3 but then reliability depends on your luck. My WD HD is ment to be crap reliability but works sweet and has done for quite some time.
  

  
  Edited By: ambc_666 on Sep 08, 2012 09:24
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  Jager6168 months, 2 weeks ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  Details are here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/scan_offer.php
  
  In short, you need to have been registered on AVForums for 14 days and your order at scan needs to be at least £50 ex vat
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  Dave_19738 months, 2 weeks ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  Shipping is free on orders of £20 if you go through Hexus
  
  http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-hexus/138839-scan2hexus-free-shipping-information-rules-updated-10-07-08-a.html
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  mange8 months, 2 weeks ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  I paid £100 for this a year ago, came with one bad sector, but apart from that totally reliable. I will only be buying SSD's from now on.
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  MrHappy378 months, 2 weeks ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  I have this drive. It replaced the hdd in my macbook. Turning on the computer to password screen time has virtually halved. Fantastic upgrade

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