OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review - PAGE 8

In a market loaded with similar products it can be difficult to create something that stands out from the crowd, and even more difficult to create one that delivers on what it promises. Yet that is exactly what OCZ did when they released the Vector series of solid state drives based on their Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller; they promised extreme performance and delivered.

OCZ's Vector series took a huge leap forward with the introduction of the Indilinx Barefoot 3, the first controller and firmware designed entirely in-house by the manufacturer. Featuring an Advanced NAND management suite of tools to safeguard against the wear an tear of every day use, the Vector series is capable of 20GBs of host writes for 5 years. In terms of performance the Vector not only met our expectations but far surpassed them.  For instance the Vector scored a wicked fast 0.04ms access time in the AS SSD benchmark.  Meanwhile booting into the OS took just 7 seconds, with no waiting while background programs loaded.

For those of you that have been hesitant about making the move to a solid state drive, there's never been a better time than now to make the jump as the Vector series has demonstrated that the days of needing to update the SSD firmware right out of the box are long gone; now you can simply plug it in and load your favorite OS and drivers, and you are good to go. Prices for the Vector series range from $139~$499 depending on the capacity of the drive you choose, and when you include the 5 year warranty you can't go wrong.