OCZ Vector 256GB SSD

52 reviews

May, 2013

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We have collected and analyzed 8 expert reviews and 44 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 94/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is Feb 22, 2013. We have compared these reviews to 28872 reviews from other Solid-State Drives. The alaScore™ for this product is 96/100 = Excellent. Last update: May 25, 2013.

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(Based on 52 reviews)

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Expert review by: Klaus Hinum (notebookcheck.net)

Review OCZ Vector 256 GB (VTR1-25SAT3-256G)

Barefoot 3. The OCZ Vector is the latest product to challenge the Samsung 840 Pro for the title of the best performing SSD on the market. This review will throw some light on the giant strides OCZ has made in the development of the Indilinx Barefoot 3...

In the following table, we present all the test values in comparison to the Samsung SSD 840 Pro, the Intel SSD 520 and the Vertex 4. On average, the 840 Pro just barely supersedes the Vector 256 GB. You can clearly see the improvement in performance in...

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by: Josh Norem (maximumpc.com)

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review

Extremely fast in every test; Looks and feels high quality; five-year warranty

Expensive

Say hello to what most of us would have considered the new OCZ Vertex 5 SSD: the OCZ Vector 256GB SSD. That’s right; this isn’t some offshoot, sub-par asynchronous NAND-using bargain basement drive, but OCZ’s new benchmark-busting flagship SSD, and the...

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by: (cdrinfo.com)

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD

We have in our labs OCZ' s latest SATA solid state drive, the Vector 256GB SSD. The Vector SSD Series is featuring the company's next-generation Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller and promises to provide exceptional input/output operations per second...

Overall we are impressed by the Vector, as it proved to be a solid step forward for OCZ compared to the Vertex 4, highly competitive to other high-performing SSDs such as Samsung's offerings and still, very reliable and stable during operation.

Mar, 2013

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Expert review by: Hugh Briggs (hardocp.com)

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review

OCZ soft launches the 256GB Vector SSD with its first OCZ-proprietary controller, the Barefoot 3. Geared for steady state performance, the OCZ Vector SSD is designed with the end user in mind. Today we take a look at the Vector and the new controller...

OCZ has finally reached the finish line in its quest for building its own controller, and it delivers excellent performance across the board in the OCZ Vector SSD. The Barefoot 3 controller is designed to perform well in steady state and delivers on...

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: TheSteelRider (newegg.com)

World's BEST SSD!

Be sure to go to OCZ Technology's website to upgrade the firmware to the latest! - I've owned a previous generation OCZ drive and the Vector smokes the pants of the previous generation! - I've owned other vendor's SSDs and this one smokes the pants...

Fastest SSD I've ever used ; Very stable ; Price competitive with competition ; Quality construction

Drive shipped with old firmware, had to update when received

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

BEST SSD

This is one of the best SSD that you can buy

NONE

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Stoodybayker (newegg.com)

Well, it lasted 4 months!

Easy to install and use

It only lasted 4 months....then various memory errors started

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Brandy Lee (newegg.com)

Do not depend on this drive for safe data ***

The performance is good, I think in-time OCZ will figure this out. However, they should of solved this before they shipped to consumers. For now on, I simply cannot trust their products. I am sorry OCZ but this drive blows.

Fast

When I think of SSD the first thing comes to my mind is dependability and performance. Albeit, generally the case, but not with this drive. Before I ordered I called OCZ and asked tech support if I can depend on this drive, there answer was "Yes". I...

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: ibeepu (newegg.com)

OCZ = Quality

Easy in Install, No firmware to worry about, Really it is truly Plug in Play

None

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: ICMT (newegg.com)

Great upon intial install....now is a different story

Very fast drive on startup. Access was very fast in the beginning. Got a little more run time out of the batteries

The drive died after just a few months of ownership. At first I starting getting the windows repair prompt and then that turned into not booting at all and now this morning BIOS will not recognize the drive. This is after blowing away the drive and...

Apr, 2013

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