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To say the OCZ Vertex 3 240gb is an impressive drive, is an understatement. We had expected some great results, but it is almost twice the speed of the previous generation of drives – in the world of technology this doesn't happen very often.
When compared to competitor products there really is simply nothing we have tested to challenge the Vertex 3. Even Intel's latest 510 SSD seems positively lackluster by comparison. Unlike other drives in the market, the all round performance is what really allows this product to stand out. Sequential results are wicked, but when we look at the 4kb performance, it is in a class of its own.
While synthetic tests are often the best way to analyse the performance of a solid state drive, especially with these kind of speeds, it is also important to have a look at the ‘real world' benefits. If you wanted the quickest boot drive on the market then you need look no further, we can only begin to imagine how two of these in RAID 0 would transform system performance!
We could wax lyrical all day about how wonderful this product is, but there are only so many superlatives we can use. It has set a new benchmark for Solid State performance and if OCZ can tweak the product further then the SATA 6GBps interface is going to need to be replaced, sooner rather than later.
The drive is available for £455 inc vat, which is actually a fairly reasonable price considering the size and performance.
Pros:
- Lightning quick
- Sata 6GBps interface is already under ‘bandwidth limitation' threat
- This drive is leading the way for others to follow
Cons:
- It will hit the bank balance hard
KitGuru says: Two in Raid 0? yes, please.
Christ, I need a new hard drive. my system really does suck when I read all these reviews here.
Vertex 3 is going to rock,. im waiting for the smaller version, hopefully they do one around 100GB.
This drive really is insanely quick. Intel really dont get shown up very often, but OCZ really own this market.
yum. Im still quite happy with my agillity, but maybe if I win the lottery ill buy a few of these.
OCZ really do focus on this market, but I hear there isn’t much of a mark up on these products, so I do wonder how they are making money right now.
That is serious performance man
Wow, i feel so indequate now, that new sandforce comtroller is powerful.
Wow, i feel so indequate now, that new sandforce comtroller is powerful.
Any news on a 128gb model hitting soon? Prices etc?
I read some people in the forums saying they were buying one for their laptop, whats the point no laptop has 6gbps interface!
It will be 120gb not 128gb, half the size of this one, its logical for the nand layout. Good drive from ocz, price is also great
With today’s SSD structure, you can’t compare different size of SSD. 120GB Vertex 3 got half the number of flash chips, so half the channels.
I’m all for OCZ but you should do that in the future.
The reason for including other different sized drives is to show people who already own the drives just what benefits they will get from an upgrade.
Its not a ‘head to head’