Testseek.co.uk have collected 140 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex 450 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Vertex 450 Series SATA600.
June 2013
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The editors liked
Good sequential read/write results
3 years warranty
Affordable
Well known vendor
3 year warranty
High IOPs
Based on Vector line of drives
Acronis TrueImage HD included
Fantastic sequential performance
Equally strong with incompressible and compressible data
4k IOPS performance is very strong
The editors didn't like
Fell behind in Iometer benchmarks
Sequential speeds slightly slower than expected
Strong competition at this price point
A lot of competition from the likes of Samsung
Kitguru says
Excellent all round performance and another high point for OCZ this year
Solid performance, Good MySQL enterprise 48 threads results, Acronis drive migration software included, 7.5 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible, Supports TRIM, 3-year warranty
More expensive than comparable drives, Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive, though)
The OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB is available online for $230. Solid performance Good MySQL enterprise 48 threads results Acronis drive migration software included 7.5 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible Supports TRIM 3-year warranty More expensive than comparable driv...
The Vertex 450 is a continuation of OCZ's move towards greater independence in the manufacturing process. Thanks to its acquisition of Indilinx, the SSD specialist is now able to offer unique products that doesn't rely on a third-party controller.Although...
Abstract: Over the past few months, Seagate, Samsung and OCZ have launched new versions of their 2.5-in. consumer-class internal solid-state drives (SSDs) -- the Seagate 600, the OCZ Vertex 450 and the Samsung 840 Pro Series. Each boasts 500MB/sec. peak performa...
Among consumer drives, the fastest write speeds we've seen to date with both large and small files
Read speeds (and other benchmarks) were not quite as impressive, Higher-end Vector drive with longer warranty cost just a little more at time of review
The Vertex 450 boasts impressive write speeds, though its performance in other areas didn’t beat its competitors overall. Plus, you could buy OCZ’s higher-end Vector drive, with a longer five-year warranty, for about $10 more at the same capacity. ...
In order to succeed in the value market the OCZ Vertex 450 has to carve out a niche that will provide it an advantage over competing solutions. Unfortunately, the Samsung TLC 840 offers up better performance at much lower prices, effectively locking the V...
The Vertex 450 is pretty typical of the latest breed of solid-state drives; it pairs an existing controller with flash built on a finer fabrication process. While the Indilinx Barefoot 3 chip has been tweaked in subtle ways since its debut in the OCZ Vec...
Slick aesthetics; Nearly as fast as market leaders; High IOPS; Excellent 4K results; impressively suited for an OS drive; great accessory package with cloning software
Minor price premium
Great OS drive with solid combination of speed and accessories, but you pay a bit more for it. Discuss in the Forum...
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This reasonably priced drive is an excellent value unless you're looking for bleeding edge performance....
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Published: 2013-05-27, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.com
As long as there's enough pricing space between the Vector and Vertex 450, OCZ's newer, more value-oriented model is the better buy. They're aesthetically similar, they perform a lot alike, and they're both plenty fast. Despite the added incentive of gett...
