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.
840100171
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.
When OCZ first unveiled the Vector series, it was almost a make it or break it type of product that was designed to help keep the company afloat. After getting hit hard in the reputation department with the SandForce fiasco a couple years prior and execut...
Was this review helpful?
-
Published: 2015-03-31, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
From a technological standpoint, the Vector 180 is the most interesting Barefoot 3 based SSD that we have seen in a while. With partial power loss protection (PFM+) and a new 960GB capacity, it's able to bring something new to the now two and a half year...
Published: 2015-03-25, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
For the OCZ Vector 180 480 GB drive (1 GB byte = 1,000,000,000 bytes), when formatted in Windows offers up 447 GiB (1 GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes) available the user which means it has a fair amount of spare area set aside for maintenance and drive enduranc...
Abstract: OCZ has been on a fairly steady release track since their aquisition by Toshiba . Having previously pared down their product lines, taking a minimalist approach, the other half of that cycle has taken place with releases like the OCZ AMD Radeon R7 . Today...
Strong Performance, 5 Year Warranty, Solid Bundle, OCZ Guru Utility
Trailed Samsung 850 Slightly
OCZ Vector 180 Series Solid State Drives -- Find Them At AmazonThere will be four drives in OCZ's initial Vector 180 series line-up, ranging in capacity from 120GB on up to 960GB. Pricing for the drives is as follows:1280GB - $89.99 ($0.75 / GB)240GB - $1...
The Vector 180 is exactly what one might expect from a new OCZ SSD. It combines the company's proprietary Barefoot 3 controller with the latest NAND from parent company Toshiba. Adopting new flash doesn't make for a terribly exciting narrative, but it's ...
Great reliability features with a market-leading warranty program, Good performance during our mixed-workloads, Competitively priced
Poor performance during our 2MB traces
The Vector 180 is an excellent addition to OCZ's portfolio of SSDs due to its endurance rating, solid design, ShieldPlus warranty plan, and competitive pricing. Those factors combined, coupled with the drive's reliability feature-set, allow the Vector 180...
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 m...
Fast sequential-write speeds, and competitive overall performance, Slick SSD Guru software, Slightly cheaper than competing Samsung SSD 850 EVO, Available in higher top capacity than previous Vector drive
OCZ-made AMD Radeon R7 SSD performs almost as well, but costs less, A few other flagship drives offer double the warranty period
OCZ's latest flagship consumer SSD sports some enterprise-class data protection features and competitive performance just a smidge behind Samsung's and SanDisk's parallel drives. But its strongest competition comes from inside its own line. Read More…...
