Testseek.co.uk have collected 94 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Octane Series SATA600 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Octane Series SATA600.
December 2011
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The editors liked
Excellent read speeds
Consistent performance across data types
Ultralow latency
Great all-round performance
Good incompressible data throughput
Great all round performance
High incompressible data throughput
Very competitive price point
High reliability and long life
Improved 4kb random write performance
Controller is strong with both incompressible and compressible data
The editors didn't like
Limited write speeds
Performance drops off at high queue depths
Faster drives are available at around the same price
Very pricey
Smaller
More affordable siblings offer less performance
Stiff competition from other ‘non Sandforce' drives such as the Samsung 830 and Corsair Performance Pro Series
Kitguru says
We hope to see more drives using this controller over the coming months. It is a fine alternative to Sandforce 2281 powered solut
It faces heavy competition in this sector
Another quality SSD from OCZ and a strong alternative to the plethora of Sandforce powered drives
Silky smooth operation as a system drive, Excellent sequential reading and writing performance, Very good 4K random I/O performance at low queue depths, SATA 6Gbps support, TRIM support under Windows 7, Lightning fast access times, Completely silent
Writing speeds do not scale very well when queue depths rise.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSilky smooth operation as a system drive.Excellent sequential reading and writing performance.Very good 4K random I/O performance at low queue depths.SATA 6Gbps support.TRIM sup...
As we've said before and we'll continue to preach at any opportunity we get, the biggest bottleneck in modern systems is the traditional plattered hard drive; after using an SSD in your system you'll wonder how you ever survived without one previously....
I'm still trying to get my hands on smaller capacities of other newer SSDs to add them to our growing database of SSD performance data. For now it looks like the Octane is a good solution for typical desktop users, even at its 128GB capacity. Performance...
The Indilinx processor gives OCZ a huge advantage in both cost savings and SSD reliability. When we look at the smaller 128GB Octane compared to the 512GB bigger brother, the 128's read speeds actually hold up very well. Per the spec sheet though and ...
The first SSD with Indilinx Controller after it was bought by OCZ is impressive. The performance convinces and is top in many categories. Just the 4K write performance could be better. Poorly compressible data are no problem for the Octane - contrary to c...
Published: 2011-12-07, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
Now that OCZ has resurrected Indilinx with the Everest controller, the industry better take note because they've put together a splendid line of drives with Octane series and we get the feeling that they're just getting warmed up....
The encouraging fright factor is massive with the Octane series SSD, seriously once we popped it in to our test setup it just felt good in every way and sense. SandForce 2000 controllers haul ass in uncompressed files, Indilinx hauls ass when it comes to...
The OCZ Octane SSD offers a large amount of storage at a relatively low price. The drive supports SATA 3 (6Gbps), performs very well, has up to 1TB of storage space, and works with all popular platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
The OCZ Octane SSD is comparatively slower in terms of data transfer speed than other SATA 3-based solid-state drives. The drive is significantly more expensive than traditional hard drives of the same capacity
The OCZ Octane SSD makes an excellent host drive for any laptop or desktop. It offers great value in terms of performance and cost, especially for an SSD.
Quite some time has passed since Indilinx rolled out the Barefoot controller that fueled OCZ's original Vertex SSD. Based on the performance data we've collected, Indilinx's new Everest controller appears to have been worth the wait. This follow-up has a...
