OCZ Agility 3 (240GB)
Manufacturer: OCZ Technology Part number: AGT3-25SAT3-240G
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OCZ Agility 3 (240GB) price range: $217.99 - $373.33
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 05/25/2011
The good: The OCZ Agility 3 solid-state drive supports SATA 6Gbps and offers fast performance. The drive works in any SATA-based storage application and is relatively affordable.
The bad: The OCZ Agility 3, though fast, is noticeably slower than other SATA 6Gbps SSDs without being proportionaly cheaper. It's capped at only 240GB, takes a long time to format, and doesn't come with a drive bay converter to fit in a place of a 3.5-inch hard drive.
The bottom line: With fast performance and a competitive price, the OCZ Agility 3 SSD makes a very good replacement hard drive for any computer, especially one that has built-in support for SATA 6Gbps.
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1 stars
Everything is resumed going to OCZ forum...
by samigascon on May 7, 2012
Pros: Fast and "cheap"
Cons: Unstable as hell. Maybe ok for a gaming computer, but not for a serious work
Summary: Its an untested product, with a defective sandforce chipset. Completely unstable, or well, the word is maybe unpredictable. Agility 3 SSD (I have 2 bought with 6 months difference, and ...
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Summary: Its an untested product, with a defective sandforce chipset. Completely unstable, or well, the word is maybe unpredictable. Agility 3 SSD (I have 2 bought with 6 months difference, and I have tested them like in 6 computers with several OS's, and the problems are the same) makes system spikes of about 1 minute (it hang the computer for 1 minute), and from time to time (usually much time... from 1 day to 20 days) it makes a BSOD. If the SSD has an old firmware, you have to turn off (power cycle) completely the computer to the bios to recognize the SSD again.
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2 stars
Not worth it, unreliable, BSOD / drops offline.
by stever_at_bitshop.com on October 19, 2011
Pros: Fast for the money, but if it goes offline when working you have to reboot / start over, so slower in the long run.
Cons: Unreliable, even after flashing it still drops offline continually.
Summary: Buy another SSD, don't waste your time/money on this model.
Summary: Buy another SSD, don't waste your time/money on this model.
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1 stars
Not ready for the Macintosh market
by drawrof on August 18, 2011
Pros: Zero. None. Nada.
Cons: Spinning beach balls of death galore. Cannot flash in OS X. Cannot flash in Ubuntu following OCZ directions. Cannot flash from OCZ custom startup .iso image. OCZ support contains varied, incomplete, and confusing directions -- and suggested I boot a
Summary: More trouble than it's worth, sadly. I had a good experience with an Agility 2 that I gave away when the Agility 3 came (alas, too soon...).
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Summary: More trouble than it's worth, sadly. I had a good experience with an Agility 2 that I gave away when the Agility 3 came (alas, too soon...).
Updated on Aug 18, 2011
Part of the "Cons" section was cut off -- but the info that is there suffices.
Updated on Aug 18, 2011
I returned mine to the seller for a refund after a full day-and-a-half (and many support emails) of fruitless attempts to get it to work. It never began to approach the speed of any standard hard drive I've had.
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- Manufacturer: OCZ Technology
- Part number: AGT3-25SAT3-240G
- Description: OCZ Agility 3 SATA III solid state drives are designed and built to provide an exceptional balance of performance and value. The Agility 3 series implements the cutting-edge SATA 6 Gbps interface to deliver excellent sequential and random data transfer rates, significantly improving your computing experience over hard drives. In addition to enhanced performance, an Agility 3 upgrade promotes cooler, quieter, and more energy efficient conditions compared to traditional mechanical hard drives. With no moving parts, SSDs provide peace of mind with their superior durability and reliability. Unique and innovative, Agility 3 SSDs deliver a one-of-a-kind storage solution.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Solid state drive - Internal hard drive
- Capacity 240 GB
- NAND Flash Memory Type Multi-level cell (MLC)
- Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H
- Interface Serial ATA-600
- Features TRIM support , S.M.A.R.T.
- Width 2.8 in
- Depth 3.9 in
- Height 0.4 in
- Weight 2.7 oz
Performance
- Internal Data Rate 525 MBps (read) / 500 MBps (write)
- Seek Time 0.1 ms (average)
Reliability
- MTBF 2,000,000 hour(s)
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x Serial ATA-600 - 7 pin Serial ATA
- Compatible Bays 1 x Internal - 2.5" x 1/8H
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OCZ Agility 3 (60GB)
$190.13
Manufacturer: OCZ Technology
Specs: 60 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H,
0.1 ms
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OCZ Agility 3 (120GB)
$110.99 - $264.86
Manufacturer: OCZ Technology
Specs: 120 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H,
0.1 ms
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OCZ Agility 3 (240GB)
$217.99 - $373.33
Manufacturer: OCZ Technology
Specs: 240 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H,
0.1 ms
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