Testseek.co.uk have collected 171 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Vector 180 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Vector 180 Series SATA600.
March 2015
(84%)
171 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
50 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent performance
5-year warranty
Very good in a used state
Competitive price
Great speeds and endurance
Also in RAID
3.5-inch adapter & Acronis True Image included
5-year ShieldPlus Warranty
Good price
Hasslefree warranty service
Emphasis on reliability
Higher mixed workload performance and in the top tier of overall performance
The OCZ Vector 180 protects data in case of power loss and includes hassle-free consumer support as well as a long warranty
Incompressible and compressible performance is fantastic
Very strong IOPS performance
Power failure management system in place
Using the latest high performance A19 NAND flash from Toshiba
The editors didn't like
Questions remain over brand
Getting four of these drives might be too costly for some
“The OCZ Vector 180 480GB is one I’d love to have four of in a RAID setup. This is a kinda of performance that’s hard to ignore and the drives come with great features and endurance.”
OCZ Vector
Getting two of these drives might be too costly
“The OCZ Vector 180 960GB more than convinced us once again. They performed great in RAID setups where they doubled the performance as they should. Definitely a drive worth buying.”
OCZ Vector 180 960GB SS
MSRP is too high at the start of the lifecycle to compete with 850 Pro and Extreme PRO. Reliability features could impact heavy workload performance
The drive's speed and durability rating trail behind high-end SSDs on the market. There are no data security or performance enhancement features
Intense price competition from the likes of Samsung.
Excellent performance, 5-year warranty, Very good in a used state, Competitive price
Questions remain over brand
Toshiba-owned OCZ Storage Solutions is reinvigorating its premium consumer line-up with the introduction of the Vector 180 drive. Based largely on the outgoing Vector 150 but now with larger capacities, power-loss protection and an enhanced warranty, the ...
Emphasis on reliability, higher mixed workload performance and in the top tier of overall performance
MSRP is too high at the start of the lifecycle to compete with 850 Pro and Extreme PRO. Reliability features could impact heavy workload performance
The Barefoot 3 controller gets one last flagship model before OCZ enters the NVMe era. New reliability features are nice as long as the performance penalty isn't too high. Time will tell, but this could be the most reliable SATA-based SSD to come to marke...
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The Vector 180 is mainly just an update to bring OCZ's flagship series into line with the rest by giving it the latest generation of Toshiba NAND. As such, performance is mostly unchanged, although there are occasional differences, and its closest compari...
incompressible and compressible performance is fantastic, very strong IOPS performance, Power failure management system in place, using the latest high performance A19 NAND flash from Toshiba
intense price competition from the likes of Samsung.
It seems only fair to give OCZ credit for their recent activity in highlighting the reliability of their latest Solid State Drives. While many skeptics may argue their credibility is almost beyond repair it is worth bearing in mind that no other company h...
The OCZ Vector 180 480GB is not at the top of the performance league, although it scored adequately in all the tests. Sequential read and write speeds were a bit lower than those quoted by OCZ, and 2MB sequential and random benchmarks could be also higher...
Published: 2015-07-19, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
The Vector 180 from OCZ takes part from their high-end offerings and besides the useful Power Failure Management Plus (PFM+) addition, we do also benefit from the ShieldPlus warranty which implies no shipping costs and no extra hassles. The performances o...
Published: 2015-07-18, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
nice aspect, performance, accessories, OCZ Guru software
price
OCZ made a very good SSD and bundled it with the Guru software to maintain the drive's performance for a longer time.Even if it is not the cheapest drive in its class, the performance can't be overlooked.PROsCONs - nice aspect- performance- accessories- O...
