OCZ Vertex 3 - Released in NZ on April 1st

Forums › Desktop computing › OCZ Vertex 3 - Released in NZ on April 1st - no april fool.

wreck90

780 posts

Ultimate Geek
Inactive user

#79795 22-Mar-2011 16:30

Computer lounge/playtech are doing pre-orders.

Waiting in anticipation.....

Noiseless

55 posts

Master Geek

#451649 25-Mar-2011 01:17

they aren't too bad of a price either??

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=238/ID=15767/SID=333471549/productdetails.html

120Gb = $499 ...Around $4 per Gb not too bad

+1 nice

CPU:       i7 920 @ 3GHz
RAM:      6 x 1GB Corsair Dominator @ 1600
MOBO:   ASUS P6T X58
GPU:       1GB AMD Radeon 6700
HD:         2 x 500Gb WD Caviar Black in RAID 0
                1 x 1Tb WD Caviar Blue
OS:         Windows 7 Pro 64bit

Batman

Mad Scientist
30012 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 6217

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#451924 25-Mar-2011 23:27

do you guys know if sata 3 is standard on new laptops or do you need to buy high end special laptops to take advantage of this beast at present?

kyhwana2

2572 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 233

#451927 26-Mar-2011 00:02

Depends on the laptop, but in theory the new sandybridge laptops will be 6gbit/'s SATA

Batman

Mad Scientist
30012 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 6217

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#451938 26-Mar-2011 01:04

ok look for sandybridge it is then (once they fix the 'problem' - or has that been fixed now)

Oubadah

676 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 12

#455336 4-Apr-2011 22:38

joker97: ok look for sandybridge it is then (once they fix the 'problem' - or has that been fixed now)

Yes, SATA problem is fixed. Look for 'B3' boards.

jjnz1

1371 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 195

Lifetime subscriber

#455343 4-Apr-2011 22:51

Now starts shipping 1st may 2011.

New World

Shop on-line at New World now for your groceries (affiliate link).

wreck90

780 posts

Ultimate Geek
Inactive user

#455350 4-Apr-2011 23:03

he he, maybe April fool after all.

No rush, but I will definitely appreciate the performance kick when it eventually arrives .

timmmay

20858 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 5350

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#455433 5-Apr-2011 10:32

I just paid NZ$370 inc Fedex Express shipping for a 115GB SSD from OWC. It works well, not quite as fast as the Vertex 3 but still pretty quick compared with a spinning disk. Boot time is negligable, and the Win 7 PC's usable about 5 seconds after I log in.

Noiseless

55 posts

Master Geek

#455488 5-Apr-2011 12:38

timmmay: I just paid NZ$370 inc Fedex Express shipping for a 115GB SSD from OWC. It works well, not quite as fast as the Vertex 3 but still pretty quick compared with a spinning disk. Boot time is negligable, and the Win 7 PC's usable about 5 seconds after I log in.

I've never even heard of the guys? Are their products any good?

timmmay

20858 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 5350

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#455490 5-Apr-2011 12:45

They work well, and they're Sandforce based. Here's a couple of random reviews google found.

http://www.storagereview.com/owc_mercury_extreme_pro_ssd_review_120gb
http://macperformanceguide.com/Reviews-SSD-OWC-Mercury_Extreme.html