Terminal Thoughts

OCZ has impressed u.s. with the Vector, different nearly all SSDs that we take reviewed in the past the performance was consistently strong.

Take the file copy tests for case, the Vector was ever very close to the superlative of our graphs and despite never actually hitting kickoff place information technology was overall ane of the fastest drives we have tested. With an boilerplate transfer speed of 242MB/s the Vector outpaced the Intel SSD 335 (218MB/s), OCZ Vertex 4 (190MB/s) and Crucial m4 (185MB/s). In fact, the but thorn in the Vector's side was the Samsung SSD 840 Pro which averaged 260MB/due south, making it 7% faster in the file copy tests.

However, when information technology came to application performance the Vector was able to lucifer or even shell the Samsung SSD 840 Pro. Similarly, the synthetic benchmarks showed that the Vector and Samsung SSD 840 Pro were very close, trading blows in several tests.

Picking betwixt the Samsung SSD 840 Pro and the new OCZ Vector isn't going to be easy, at least when considering performance alone. Looking at pricing we find the SSD 840 Pro 256GB retailing for effectually $270 (with a free game to kick), which is the exact asking price OCZ has set forth for the Vector. We imagine this is no coincidence, simply it doesn't really aid us to pick between the two either.

Patently, it'southward difficult to speak about the reliability of the Vector and its Barefoot 3 controller as we accept only had the drive for a calendar week. If history is anything to get by and so, reliability should be good, at to the lowest degree that was our experience with the original Barefoot SSDs.

It's also true OCZ has hurt their reputation a few times in the past with products that were rushed out the door too chop-chop. On the upside, OCZ has been known to offer strong firmware back up until its drives striking a pretty excellent charge per unit. Will this exist the case with the Vector? We certainly hope non equally OCZ has made a lot of noise virtually quality command, and then we estimate only time volition tell.

The Samsung SSD 840 Pro series is as well notwithstanding quite young, though to engagement their reputation for delivering reliable SSDs is excellent. I accept been using a 512GB version of the SSD 840 Pro in my main rig for the by ii months without a trouble, and thus far the drives have received glowing reviews from customers at all major online retailers.

What we can say with absolute certainty is that in terms of functioning the Vector is a worthy successor to the Vertex 4 series. The Vector was on average 27% faster in our file re-create tests and is prepare to cost a little over 10% more, making it not just faster merely also a better value. Overall the OCZ Vector 256GB appears to be a solid contender in the functioning SSD market.

Pros: Peak notch performance that is consistent across the board. Pricing is competitive with other elevation SSD offerings and slightly better value than previous flagship, the Vertex iv. If OCZ's piece of work with the Vertex 4 is whatsoever indication, this will be a top contender in the SSD market place for the next year or so.

Cons: Nosotros can't question the drive's reliability at this point, only OCZ'southward track record is mixed, at to the lowest degree compared to the likes of Samsung.