Testseek.co.uk have collected 188 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex 3 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex 3 Series SATA600.
April 2011
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Stunning read/write performance
Almost 2x speed of previous gen
Close to the limits of SATA 6Gbps
Extremely fast sequential speed
Great real world performance
Fairly priced
Lightning quick
Sata 6GBps interface is already under ‘bandwidth limitation’ threat
This drive is leading the way for others to follow
Ultra fast read/write speeds, High performance (slightly exceeded rated speeds in my testing), SATA3 interface, Easy to find on sale (in my location), Included 2.5" to 3.5" adapter
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Published: 2011-10-04, Author: Nick , review by: icrontic.com
The Vertex 3 certainly delivers the SATA III speeds. Thanks to the customized SandForce controller, it’s even able to exceed the specs advertised by SandForce. If you’re already running a SATA II SSD, especially a Vertex 2, there might be some benefit...
Published: 2011-09-28, Author: Eric , review by: futurelooks.com
36 Flares 36 Flares ×, SandForce's Reign of PPPerformance, The SandForce 2281 controller is the key component when communicating with the storage controllers found on motherboards and HBA cards. The current theory is that some where in that communication,
Abstract: The latest generation of SSDs is out in full force. Drives are widely available from a multitude of vendors, firmware issues have for the most part been resolved, and competition has driven prices dangerously close to dollar-per-gigabyte territory. If you...
Oustanding performance, SATA 6 Gbps support, Supports TRIM, 3 year warranty, Nice looking, rugged metal case, 3.5" adapter included
Relatively high price per GB, low performance per Dollar, Needs SATA 6 Gbps controller to perform best
OCZ's Vertex 3 240 GB flagship offers outstanding drive performance on the new SATA 6 Gbps interface. In terms of raw speed it is only beat by the more expensive Intel 510 Series SSD. OCZ's next smaller model the Agility 3 is about 8% behind in perform...
Abstract: Again, during all of this testing the Vertex 3 and its SF-2281 controller had not encountered any issues running under Linux with the 3.0 stable kernel release. For those interested in how the Vertex 3 does using a Btrfs file-system and its SSD optim...
Abstract: Having had the pleasure of testing both Vertex 1 and 2 and owning one myself, I was "all smiley" when I received news from OCZ that a Vertex 3 sample is on the way. It looked very promising from the beginning actually - up to 550MB/s performance a...
Abstract: The OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS solid state drives have been designed to unleash the performance potential of the SATA 6Gbps interface. Available in capacities of 120GB ($275) and 240GB ($540), OCZ's latest Sandforce-based offering pushed the limits in read/...
Abstract: The popularity of SandForce's first-gen controller is translating to a lot of traction with its 6 Gb/s offering. Five SSD vendors sent us seven ......
