Used Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC, worth buying?

I want some advice regarding Intel's 80GB SSD SSDSA2M080G2GC.

I got a deal for an used Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC around $70. I would like to know
is it worth buying?
does the drive have any problem?

Here is the bench mark test from hardinfo-benchmark.com Intel 80 GB, SSDSA2M080G2GC Benchmark Performance Comparsion Chart
what I need to know is does this model have any defects and problems?

 

Nah unless it comes with a full warranty even then not really. Some ssds are 50¢ a gb now.

 

80GB capacity?

Not even current SSD's are worth buying at this capacity if you value sustained 'ssd-like' performance on your system.

Definitely skip this deal (and save/look for 256GB SSD's or larger).

Good luck.

 

It is a good model. I've been using the 120GB of that same model as an external drive to do my development at work for nine months. Since I'm writing code and compiling code on it 40 hours a week, I expect I'm putting many more writes on it than the most other users put on their SSDs. It has held up fine, benchmarks like it was new and SSDlife does not show any degradation on it. The intel toolkit is a nice plus to be able to use with an SSD, more so if it will be used on Win XP.

That said, $70 for an 80GB version seems very high, keeping in mind it is a Sata II. I think in real world use Sata II vs. III on an SSD does not matter that much, but it does affect its market value. I would not pay any more than $60 for it and only after seeing an SSDlife screenshot of it showing it at 100%. Less than 100% I would say it is worth no more than $40.

As a point of reference, a new Intel 330 180GB SSD was recently available for about $135 US after a mail-in-rebate, thats 1.33GB per USD, quite a bit better than your used price of 1.14GB per US.

 

I have the G2 160GB version, used it for a year so far and going, and it works fine. However, for a used drive, that's a really high price (plus you probably don't know what condition it's in, such as if it's 100% or not). If I had $70 to spend on a SSD, I'd personally just check up on what deals Newegg currently has for non-OCZ SSDs.

That said, you'll be better off saving money and getting a bigger drive (120GB or so). Something like the M4, 830, or maybe the 330 JRS mentioned (great drive so far, by the way).

 

Thank you all for waking me up.. I am dropping off the deal..


How long will it take for the SSD's price to compete with magnetic HDD? any idea...

also the price of magnetic HDD is still high after the Thai flood, when will this return to normal?

 

Probably not for a few years. Right now, it's much more complex to build a SSD than a bunch of magnetic platters and heads.

SSDs might be comparable to HDDs in price and capacity when I possibly upgrade to a W550