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
(89%)
188 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Abstract: Having had the pleasure of testing both Vertex 1 and 2 and owning one myself, I was "all smiley" when I received news from OCZ that a Vertex 3 sample is on the way. It looked very promising from the beginning actually - up to 550MB/s performance a...
Abstract: The OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS solid state drives have been designed to unleash the performance potential of the SATA 6Gbps interface. Available in capacities of 120GB ($275) and 240GB ($540), OCZ's latest Sandforce-based offering pushed the limits in read/...
Abstract: The popularity of SandForce's first-gen controller is translating to a lot of traction with its 6 Gb/s offering. Five SSD vendors sent us seven ......
Excellent performance, SATA 6 Gbps compatibility, 2.5'' to 3.5'' bracket
Steep price
The SandForce controller release schedule is similar to Intel’s Tick-Tock strategy, where a new architecture (tick) is launched, and a slightly improved version of the same architecture (tock) is launched the next year, usually with a die-shrink. The ...
Abstract: Unfortunately, despite very impressive characteristics, OCZ Vertex 3 SSDs were not free from the problems that came with second-generation...
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
Slight possibility of stability issues on some Intel chipset motherboards.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowThe main positive pointsPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive (during the test period).Phenomenal reading and writing performance.Incredible 4K random I/O performance.SATA 6G...
Abstract: The Big Bang, it's more than just a theory. In life everything has a starting point, one location that you can point to and say it all started right there. OCZ Technology didn't start the chain of events that brought consumer SSDs to market but they ca...
The Vertex 3 is the fastest 2.5in SSD we've seen, with sequential read and write speeds that are twice as fast as those of older Indilinx-based SSDs. While the biggest factor in SSD performance is still the ultra-low access times that all drives share,...
Published: 2011-06-01, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
As we saw with our sneak peek at the Vertex 3 drives, they put up some impressive numbers and live up to the heritage of the Vertex moniker. They also carry a commensurate price tag that is currently a little above its peers but expect prices to sett...
