Testseek.com have collected 188 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex 3 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex 3 Series SATA600.
April 2011
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The editors liked
Silky smooth operation as a system drive (during the test period)
Phenomenal reading and writing performance
Incredible 4K random I/O performance
SATA 6Gbps support
Outstanding multitasking potential
TRIM support under Windows 7
Lightning fast
Ultra fast read/write speeds
High performance (slightly exceeded rated speeds in my testing)
SATA3 interface
Easy to find on sale (in my location)
Included 2.5" to 3.5" adapter
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SandForce's Reign of PPPerformance
The SandForce 2281 controller is the key component when communicating with the storage controllers found on motherboards and HBA cards. The current theory is that some where in that communication
Really* fast throughput - saturating SATA 6Gb/sec
Excellent IOPS scaling at higher queue depths
Overall performance similar to the more expensive Vertex 3 Pro
With the added bonus of more accessible storage
Very good performance
Supports 6Gbps SATA III
Strong performance.
Best-in-class performance. Supports 6Gbps SATA III.
The OCZ Vertex 3 solid-state drive supports SATA 6Gbps and offers very fast performance and up to 480GB of storage. The 2.5-inch internal drive comes with a mounting accessory to fit in desktop computers' drive bays
And is comparatively affordable
Delivers nearly 60K IOMeter IOPS performance
Outstanding 555/532 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
TCG OPAL security with 256bit AES encryption
SandForce SF2281 processor supports TRIM
SMART
And RAISE
DuraWrite technology extends NAND lifetime
Toplevel enthusiast operational I/O performance
3Year OCZ product warranty support
120/240GB highspeed SSD storage capacities
Lightweight
Blazingfast performance on all fronts.
Oustanding performance
SATA 6 Gbps support
Supports TRIM
3 year warranty
Nice looking
Rugged metal case
3.5" adapter included
Excellent performance
SATA 6 Gbps compatibility
2.5'' to 3.5'' bracket
Impressive scores of 554MB/s read and 522MB/s write in ATTO
56037 IOPS score
Best performing solid state drive we have tested to date
Extremely fast read and write speeds
Drastically decreases boot time
Simple installation
The editors didn't like
Slight possibility of stability issues on some Intel chipset motherboards.
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Odd stutter observed on our batch file write test (possibly due to beta firmware
And also present in the Vertex 3 Pro beta we tested last week)
Performance at lower queue depths could be improved upon
Price (see below)
Expensive
Larger-capacity version of drive is faster overall
Very expensive.
The OCZ Vertex 3 SSD is significantly more expensive than traditional hard drives
Abstract: SandForce is the Intel of the SSD world, despite Intel's best attempts to be the Intel of the storage world. In the last two years this young company has created the finest SSD controllers on the market, showing Intel a thing or two about delivering pr...
The OCZ Vertex 3 solid-state drive supports SATA 6Gbps and offers very fast performance and up to 480GB of storage. The 2.5-inch internal drive comes with a mounting accessory to fit in desktop computers' drive bays, and is comparatively affordable
The OCZ Vertex 3 SSD is significantly more expensive than traditional hard drives, particularly the 480GB-capacity model, and takes a long time to format
With excellent performance, the OCZ Vertex 3 SSD makes an ideal internal storage drive for laptops and desktop computers, especially those that support the 6Gbps SATA standard. Its hefty price tag will make most consumers think twice, however....
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Published: 2011-08-30, Author: Paul , review by: pcworld.co.nz
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