Corsair Nova Series

[someguynamedmatt]

Well, I've been looking around for a cheap-ish 60gb SSD for use as a boot/game drive, and it's like trying to find a penny that was dropped in the middle of the ocean. I did manage to find something that sounds fairly decent for the money, and I was just wondering what you guys think of it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233108&cm_re=corsair_nova-_-20-233-108-_-Product
http://www.corsair.com/products/ssd_nova/default.aspx

Indillinx Barefoot, 64gb, TRIM support. Sounds pretty good to me.
Feel free to suggest other SSD's, but only if they're in the 60/64gb range, and nothing over $30 more. Yes, I know that an Intel X-25 can give me better performance, but not everyone here can afford an Intel SSD.

 

[sub mesa]

Indilinx is one of the slower SSDs regarding random read/write; but certainly not bad. Still, for a little more money you can get a real Intel; if you calculate the price per GB, you'll see its not that much above Indilinx-controlled SSDs.

If the 80GB Intel is too much, think about the cheaper 40GB Intel X25-V. It sure would fit Windows 7 + Apps + one big game like WoW. But that's about it. ;-)

 

[avexir]

get X25-M 80G or X25-V should be better choice for you

 

[someguynamedmatt]

Yes, I know that an Intel X-25 can give me better performance
, but not everyone here can afford an Intel SSD.

get X25-M 80G or X25-V should be better choice for you

Ehem...

Anyway, I know what you're saying about the Intel X-25's, but the cheapest 80gb one that they have is $210, and the only 64gb one they have is $650...

I hate to say it, but with SSD's being as relatively new as they are on the market, I'd somewhat prefer a 'cheap' one with a decent capacity that will last for a while until prices drop to a reasonable level for the 100-200gb range.

I must have hard wrong about Indilinx, then... are there any other controllers that you'd look for in a good SSD other than Intel?