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DABS : Corsair Memory 120GB Force Series 3 SATA SSD €144

  • 20-12-2011 2:15pm
    #1
    Luckycharms_74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,683 ✭✭✭


    I just saw this on HUKD email. It looks a great deal on a good quality SSD from DABS.ie.

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    (DABS)Corsair Memory 120GB Force Series 3 SSD


    The same one is about €173 on Amazon.co.uk


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  • #2
    cdb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭cdb


    Sorry for the long winded post but if it helps someone I picked one of these up from dabs.ie last month for €150+ so €144 is good value for a blisteringly fast SSD. Windows 7 bootup time is about 10 - 15 seconds from power on and loading games is a breeze.

    A word of caution, many current and older motherboards only support Sata 2 and this is a Sata 3 drive. While it is backwards compatible with the older ones you'll need a Sata 3 connection to achieve the 550/510 speeds advertised. Otherwise it will run as fast as your connection allows.

    The ASUS motherboard I'm using has both Marvell and Intel Sata 3 ports but the Marvell only achieves about half the speed even with the latest drivers. The Intel one works fine and it reaches the full 550/510.

    There were some issues with the early (pre Feb 2011) drives but Corsair came clean and replaced them free of charge. The production fault was fixed and no problems reported since then which may be why they are such good value. That and a newer GT model on the horizon.


  • #3
    romperstomper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭romperstomper


    another word of warning, its just as expensive but not as fast a top tier (crucial m4, ocz V3, Intel 510) SSD


  • #4
    cdb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭cdb


    romperstomper wrote: »
    another word of warning, its just as expensive but not as fast a top tier (crucial m4, ocz V3, Intel 510) SSD
    Care to back that up with examples? which Crucial M4? Do you mean this one - nowhere near as fast. Or the OCZ V3 like this one
    Or the Intel 510, which is only £285 on Amazon


  • #5
    Monotype
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    The figures there for look like the old firmware speeds. They've improved a lot. Plus the sandforce drives (OCZ, Corsair) tend to be over-exaggerated and refer to optimal situations.
    The M4 performs very well particularly in incompressible data.
    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/400?vs=425

    Any shortcomings in the M4 is more than made up for in reliability. Corsair and OCZ have had a rough history in their SSDs.

    The OCZ you linked to is the agility, not vertex.

    As for the Intel, did you just look around a pick out the dearest place? It's €254.20 on dabs. Not cheap, but the Corsair performance 3 uses the same controller as this it's £182 (€220) on amazon (also the same controller as the M4), which is more expensive than their regular force 3. Why do do they need another line? Probably because they wanted a high quality line and retain the customers loyal to their brand without them having to trust a questionable drive.
    Intel are very careful with their products, and while I wouldn't be bothered forking out the extra money, their reputation and quality in this area is excellent.

    All that said, it's a very good price for a good sized SSD from a good company. Just back up your data.


  • #6
    cdb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭cdb


    Glad you approve ;)


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  • #7
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,140 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    I'd be tempted, only for the heartache I've had with my SSD.

    Has caused a world of hurt, and I just cant trust these drives until they are further devleoped : /


  • #8
    poxon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭poxon


    Crucial M4 is simply better drive than Corsair Force.
    1. Crucial is using Marvell controller instead of Sandforce based Corsair. Just simply google "sandforce problem" or check corsair or ocz forums - tons of problems, bsods etc. Few of my friends got their SF drives replaced like 4-5 times before theyve get fully working one. However Corsair is still not bad compared to OCZ.
    http://www.behardware.com/articles/843-7/components-returns-rates-5.html
    2. In typical usage M4 will be faster or at least as fast as Corsair. Reason is Marvell controller. Dont look at transfer speeds - that is just marketing. Keyword is "incompressible". Sandforce 2000series chipset is using own compression to speed disk transfers. And what they are not telling you on the box - all those nice numbers like "550 MBs Write", "85K IOPS" are achieved using compressible data. When data is incompressible - transfers are dropping a lot. And most of data is incompressible.
    Example - see last two positions:
    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/400?vs=425
    3. Crucial is using synchronous memory when Corsairs is using asynchronous, which are much cheaper and much slower.
    You dont have to belive me - just spend 15 min in google and u see urself, then atm best drives when it comes to performance and reliability are Crucial M4 and Samsung 830.


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