Over the last few months I have had the chance to check out a whole list of different SSD’s from a wide range of manufactures. For the most part all of them are sporting the new Phison S10 controller. While those drives have been fast I couldn’t help but notice that the OCZ drives that I tested well over a year ago were right up there holding their own. That got me wondering what the new PCZ drive is capable so I asked to check out the new Vector 180. Today I’m going to dig into it and see what they have going on and then run it through our benchmark suite to see how it performs to find out how it compares to everyone else’s new flagship drives.
Product Name: OCZ Vector 180 480GB
Review Sample Provided by: OCZ
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Amazon Link: HERE
Specifications | |
Usable Capacities | 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB |
NAND Components | 19nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Flash |
NAND Controller | OCZ Barefoot 3 M00 |
Interface | Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/s (SATA III) |
Form Factor | 2.5 inch, 7mm height |
Dimension (L x W x H) | 99.7 x 69.75 x 7mm |
Drive Weight | 115g |
Power Consumption | Idle: 0.85W, Active: 3.7W |
Operating Temperature | 0°C ~ 70°C |
Storage Temperature | -45°C ~ 85°C |
Shock Resistance | 1000G/0.5ms |
Vibration (Operational) | 2.17Grms (7-800Hz) |
Vibration (Non-operational) | 3.13Grms (5-800Hz) |
Altitude (Operational) | -1,000 ft. to 10,000 ft. |
Altitude (Non-operational) | -1,000 ft. to 40,000 ft. |
Certifications | UL C/US, FCC, CE, C-Tick, KCC, BSMI, VCCI, WEEE |
MTBF | 2.3 million hours |
Data Path Protection | BCH ECC corrects up to 44 random bits/1KB |
Encryption | 256-bit AES-compliant |
Product Health Monitoring | Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support |
Endurance | Rated for 50GB/day of host writes for 5 years under typical client workloads |
Additional Reliability Protection | Power Failure Management Plus (PFM+) helps prevent ‘brick drive syndrome’ that can occur during sudden power losses |
Serial ATA (SATA) | Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.2. Fully compliant with ATA/ATAPI-8 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ) |
Operating System | Windows / Linux / Mac OSX |
Power Requirements | Standard SATA Power Connector |
Targeted Applications | Client workstations and laptops |
Performance Optimization | TRIM (requires OS support), Idle Time Garbage Collection |
Service & Support | 5-Year ShieldPlus Warranty, Toll-Free Tech Support, 24 Hour Forum Support, Firmware Updates |
Included Software | Acronis® True Image HD cloning software registration key (current version compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8) |
Included Accessories | A 3.5” SSD desktop adapter bracket |