SSD - Corsair Force LS 120GB for $69; Intel 530 120GB for $75 at Centrecom

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Lrazzy on 09/10/2014 - 18:34 centrecom.com.au (350 clicks)
Last edited 09/10/2014 - 18:42 by 1 other user

Lowest price I could find for the Intel 530 series SSD, and for the Corsair Force LS on ebay, staticice.

Edit 1: Corsair unfortunately is store only. Not sure about the reputation they have vis-a-vis others in this segment, but there's nothing else out there for under $70 except the Kingmax at PCCG.

Intel 530 series is a close cousin of the 520, with slightly slower performance (not by a lot), but lower power consumption. Still uses the Sandforce 2281 controller, but is a good buy with the 5 year warranty.

Performance Specs:

Intel 530 120GB

Sequential Read: Up to 540MB/s
Sequential Write: Up to 490MB/s
Random 4K Read: Up to 41,000K IOPS
Random 4K Write: Up to 80,000K IOPS
MTBF is 1.2 million hours

Corsair Force LS 120GB

Sequential read speeds of up to 560MB/s
Sequential write speeds of up to 535MB/s
Random 4K Read: Up to 50,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write: Up to 62,000 IOPS
MTBF is 1 million hours

Edit 2: Original link doesn't seem to be working. Try these -
Intel - http://www.centrecom.com.au/intel-120gb-ssd-530-series-550mb…
Corsair - http://www.centrecom.com.au/corsair-120gb-25-force-ls-series…

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  skyva on 09/10/2014 - 21:04

  does the 530 have pick up option? Good price if so. I like the intel drives, great reliability and good software to let you know what is happening. Particularly good for older systems that don't automatically use trim, as you can use the software to force it.

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  portard on 09/10/2014 - 22:54

  I'm not too knowledgeable about SSD specs, can someone tell me what the difference is/which one is better? Cheers
  Been looking to get an SSD and sadly missed out on the previous sale at MSY

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    skyva on 09/10/2014 - 23:15

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    you or I will never notice the difference between them in speed. Intel are very reliable but corsair seem fine as well. I am not sure of the corsair management software, intel's is good. If I was new to it all I would get the intel as it is hard to go wrong and they are known for reliability.