OCZ Agility 60GB SSD Review - PAGE 1

As you might recall, a few months ago we looked at the world's first SATA 6 Gbps hard drive from Seagate, and were left with mixed feelings. The 2TB behemoth was fast, but not exactly impressive, considering the price tag. For that kind of money, we noted a solid state drive was a much better option as far as performance goes, and we're going to address that today with actual performance results.

OCZ sent us their 60GB Agility SSD, built around the famous Indilinx controller and MLC flash. The drive supports the TRIM command, currently only available in Windows 7, and is also available in 30GB, 120GB and 250GB capacities. Promising 230 MB/s read and 135 MB/s write speeds, it is much faster than any hard drive on the market. Of course, nothing is free and this massive performance comes at the cost of capacity. In fact, for the same price, you can get a 2TB hard drive which represents over 30 times more storage.

As you are most likely aware, solid state storage is fast, but is it quick enough to justify the premium? Read on to find out!