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Today's review product is the 240GB Max IOPS edition of the Vertex 3 and we will be putting it up against Intel's 510 series and Crucials M4/C400 series SSDs with a similar capacity in a selection of real world and synthetic tests.
OCZ create good impression with some attractive, compact packaging that does a good job of protecting the SSD. Inside we find a useful bracket to assist us in placing the drive in a 3.5" bay and the overall bundle is rounded off by the OCZ Toolkit, a...
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There have been many Solid State Drives released in the last couple of months, and today we are looking at the new 240GB Vertex 3 from OCZ which is tagged with the ‘Max IOPS’ moniker. This drive has been tuned for users who require greater transacti...
IOPS performance is the best we have seen from a single drive, If you want to stress your new SATA 6GBps interface, then these are the drives to use...
Fast enough for you? If not, then Raid 0 a pair...
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We had plenty of good things to say about the Vertex 3 when it stormed onto the SSD market earlier this year. You only have to look at its read/write figures to see why. Quite simply, the Vertex 3 managed to harness the power of the Sandforce SF-2281 c...
Strong incompressible performance, Learned from Vertex 3 reliability issues, More IOPS than original Vertex 3...
No real extra bang for your buck...
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When it was released a few short months ago, OCZ’s Vertex 3 became one of the fastest SSDs on the market. However, OCZ is now trying to one-up themselves with a drive series that promises even higher performance than its forefather. Dubbed the Vertex...
The Vertex 3 Max IOPS is a classic example of what can be accomplished when a company thinks outside the box. OCZ took a step back from the current SSD market and decided to introduce something different that blazes a new path for enthusiasts. Most of...
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£395 inc. VAT (GBP)Earlier in the year OCZ Technology decided to pull out of DDR memory production to focus primarily on storage solutions and power supplies. They are indeed a market leader with their SSD products – delivering blistering performance...
Good overall performance, 3 year warranty...
Cost, Similar real-world performance to cheaper alternatives...
Since its introduction to the market the SATA 3 SSD has gathered plenty of momentum and thanks to lowering SATA 2 SSD prices the enthusiast has a much better opportunity to own such a device.The Vertex 3 Max IOPS is a great example of what can be achi...
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You may remember that back in October, we took a look at the OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD, which simply blew us away in terms of the performance that was on offer with lightning fast speeds and a decent set of internals featuring a SandForce controller.Working...
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In June, 2012 we published a large group test of SSDs with capacities of 120/128 GB and 240/256 GB . Those are still the most popular sizes, judging from what people search for on Hardware.Info. The world of SSDs didn't stand still, and since then a num...
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SSD prices are dropping so quickly that it makes more and more sense to have one in your PC. 120 or 128 GB versions you can find already for £90, and for less than twice that you can buy an SSD with double the capacity. It will still take a long time be...
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In early May, I made a few changes to our performance charts by clustering all of the SSDs together by capacity size. At the time, 24nm Toggle Mode flash was really starting to take off and products like the Plextor M3 Pro and SanDisk Extreme started...
When it comes to OCZ's stable of products the Vertex 4 is the new IOPS monster. When you start searching for balanced performance for desktop use in the lower capacity sizes though, the Vertex 3 Max IOPS still appears to be a better choice. With high...
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Back when I was in high school, I got this particular memorable encouragement note in a fellowship group activity from this girl in church. "Being outspoken all the time does not necessarily make you cool", it read. "Sometimes there is a need to shut u...
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Even though SSDs are a relatively new technology and market penetration is not yet extensive, demand from performance-crazed enthusiasts has led several of the major manufacturers to release products designed for maximum performance regardless of their...
Despite being a highly advanced and very fast device, the Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB drive left us with mixed feelings. It is an undoubtedly very carefully made product and utilizes the most commonly used controller and the possibly best synchronous MLC...
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