OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD review

The Agility 2 120GB drive continues the OCZ SSD winning run when utilising the Sandforce SF-1200 controller. They sell this particular model in sizes from 40GB to 480GB which covers the widest target audience possible … the 120GB model we reviewed is ideal for a home enthusiast user who needs plenty of space for applications and games.

The Agility 2 delivers class leading performance with read and write speeds well in excess of 250 MB/s and those of you who demand fast data writing will find this particular unit very inticing. We no longer have the original Agility drive at hand to compare directly against the new model however going on old data we have stored, this new unit appears to be around 4% faster. Not a massive difference, but nonetheless noticeable.

We are big fans of the Sandforce SF 1200 controller at KitGuru because it combines potent, yet balanced read and write performance across a variety of file size demands while offering  TRIM support.

The SSD market is a confusing minefield of prices right now which makes a purchase rather difficult until other options are taken into consideration. The Agility 2 120GB is retailing for around the £260-270 inc vat point in the UK which puts it head to head against other heavyweights such as the Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB which offers a faster 355MB/s read speed (SATA 600 port required) but a slower 140MB/s write speed. The Sandforce based Corsair Force 120GB offers the same performance levels as the OCZ drive at slightly higher prices right now.

KitGuru says: The OCZ Agility 2 120gb is a fantastic SSD and we can comfortably recommend it, if you need a high performance combination of read and write speeds, then this should be on your immediate shortlist.

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