Solid Series vs Vertex

[Ducky Spud]

Hey. Recently started looking at SSD's with quite a bit of intrest, and as far as I can tell the OCZ Vertex drives seem to be the faves amongst people here.

But wondering if sombody was to get 2 60GB Solid Series Drives and link them in RAID 0, would it not be better than getting 2 30GB Vertex Drives?

I know it wouldnt run as fast (but sure miles faster than HDD?), but would have twice the capacity for pretty much the same money. Im absolutelty broke at the moment, so by the time I would be buying them in 2 or 3 months they maybe slightly cheaper, but would still only be able to afford around £250 for them. Considering I would want it as a drive for OS and games, I would want more than 60GB in total lol

Or am i missing a massive factor about the solid series drives and theyre actually rubbish?!

 

[Ducky Spud]

Thanks for the info guys. I was wondering what was up with the solid series, nobody seems to have them! Now I know why!

Any idea on when SATA3 boards will start to appear?

Like I said, Im going to have to wait anyway, so hopefully the prices will have dropped or upgraded versions will be available by then.

(By 'decent' I mean getting sufficient capacity for OS/Apps/Games and with a sufficiently good controller to work without stuttering etc)

Thats what I was bothered about. I could easily get a vertex now, but would be a useless 30GB one which could hold my OS and not much more lol. Will wait until I can get 90-120 GB for my money.

Thanks again guys

 

[Ducky Spud]

Well theyre silent too, which is another thing! Currently watercooled with 7V mod to all the fans and think the loudest thing in my case is the hard disk haha.

Not the main reason I'd buy SSD's, but its a bonus