Testseek.com have collected 72 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex Series SATA300 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex Series SATA300.
April 2009
(86%)
72 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Industry-leading performance, Great price for a high-performance SSD
Much more expensive than a mechanical hard drive
The Vertex is the first consumer SSD we’ve tested that truly offers groundbreaking performance at an affordable price per gigabyte, particularly in the 120GB capacity, a sweet spot for many upgraders. While the Vertex is still pricey relative to a 7...
The OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD is the fastest SSD ever benchmarked at Legit Reviews and is priced right, but needs user intervention to keep it at peak performance. ...
Final Words & Conclusion I recently gave a pretty big speech on JMicron controller based SSD drives. Seriously, the JMicron products should not be written off, they are a good amount cheaper and if anything, the GSkill Titan drive as shown in the bench...
The Western Digital Velociraptor, Caviar Black and Samsung F1 drives may be among the fastest mechanical SATA disks on the market, but as we've seen today they are absolutely no match for the OCZ Vertex. In benchmarks such as HDTune and ATTO the Vertex pr...
It is not often that you get something extra for nothing in this world. The fact that the OCZ Technology Vertex series of SSD drives are firmware upgradable is a big bonus. Vertex firmware 1199 adds faster sequential writing speeds to an already very impr...
Abstract: First, lets take care of the test thats here purely for "old times sake" reasons - HDtach. I deliberately left out the write test results because theyre completely wrong and off-base, which has been widely discussed in many other SSD reviews....
Silky smooth operation as a system drive and completely stable, Excellent reading and writing performance, Excellent I/O performance, Excellent multitasking potential, Lightning fast access times, Completely silent operation, Fast operating system st
Relatively expensive.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowThe main positive pointsThe OCZ Technology Vertex series drives are quite incredible. This is the first SSD drive I can honestly say is completely stable when used as a system drive. It...
Impressive 248 MBps read and 225 write bandwidth with EVEREST, 64MB Cache buffer permanently solves stuttering problem, Very low 0.10 ms random access time, Lightweight compact storage solution, Resistant to extreme shock impact, Up to 250GB of SSD c...
Metal case is heavier and less durable than plastic, Lacks integrated USB 2.0 MiniB data connection, Expensive premiumlevel product
Benchmark Reviews begins each conclusion with a short summary for each of the areas we rate. The first is presentation, which takes product packaging into consideration to the extent that it provides adequate packing material and consumer information f...
The OCZ Vertex might be the most hyped up solid state drive yet to be released, thanks in large part to the new controller offering from Indilinx and the competitive price per GB. As it turns out, the performance lives up to the excitement and expect...
Faster than a hard disk; small, quiet and shock-resistant
Installing updates was difficult
The Vertex 60G is an SSD that occupies a sweet spot for performance, capacity and price Good points Faster than a hard disk; small, quiet and shock-resistant Bad points Installing updates was difficult ...
