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Ride the next wave of Solid State revolution with OCZ. The OCZ Vertex offers your system the incredible performance and reliability of flash-based technology at a price that won’t make you wince. The Vertex series is the result of all the latest breakthroughs in SSD technology, including the latest-generation architecture and controller design, complete with 64MB of onboard cache to offer faster transfers and superior overall system response times.
Packing a massive 30GB of storage and low power consuming NAND flash technology in a compact form factor, the OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX30G is ideal for ultra-light laptops to extend battery life, increase access time, and provide a durable alternative to traditional HDDs with superior shock resistance. Using the SATA II interface makes retrofitting this 30GB solid state drive into a laptop a breeze.
Nor is it limited to laptops: any system that needs to be physically rugged, or have a silent drive with low power requirements would be happy to get one of these. Just imagine the possibilities with Vertex!
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VERY impressive.
- Pros: -FAST: up to 155MB/s writes, 220MB/s reads on AMD SB700 (Firmware 1275)
-ABSOLUTELY ZERO stuttering, even before the tweaks recommended on OCZ's forums are applied, thanks to 32MB of cache (64MB on the 120 & 250GB models), and they require less tweaking than cacheless SSDs.
-Near-zero seek time combined with fast sustained transfer rates dramatically improves system responsiveness; everything from booting the OS to opening programs is faster.
-Barely gets above ambient temperature, even with no airflow across the drive.
I cannot stress enough how highly I recommend these (see 'other thoughts') for ANY system-even basic machines with cheap CPUs and integrated graphics. If you can deal with the cons (such as they are), this thing is a worthy upgrade that makes a substantial, noticeable difference, even in 'light duty' systems that only see things like web surfing, e-mail and never play a game more complex than solitaire.
- Cons: Nothing significant; the two cons I'm about to list are temporary issues, and one of them is not the fault of the SSD itself.
-Firmware updates cause complete data loss, for now (OCZ is working on updates that won't do this)
-Not exactly a 'plug & play' device; some tweaking in the form of partition alignment, disabling the Windows indexing service and system restore and some other stuff (see OCZ's forums) is required or highly recommended. HOWEVER, this is **NOT** a fault of the SSD, nor is it exclusive to this SSD. No current mainstream OS was coded to deal with solid state discs, so it takes some tweaking to optimize them (to the extent that that is possible) to work with SSDs. If you don't want to deal with that, DON'T BUY A SSD. Not this one, not any other one. They ALL require some finessing to get the most out of them. On the flip side, if you can put up with that (as I've said everywhere else...), you won't regret this purchase.
- Other Thoughts: This drive WILL make a real difference to system responsiveness, no matter what you use the system for. Whether you've got a gaming system, a workstation, or just a basic home/office box that does nothing but e-mail and light web surfing, hard drives are the single biggest bottleneck in the system. Period. Every time a program goes to get data off the hdd, your system sits there, shuffling its feet, humming Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", waiting on it.
And a good SSD like this is MASSIVELY faster than a hard drive of any kind. Seek times of 0.1 milliseconds vs. about 10ms for the 7200rpm drives in most desktops and 15-20 in laptops-100-150x faster. 1000s of IOs per second vs. 100s for hard drives. And sustained transfer rates that are ~1.5-2x faster. Yes, these things are expensive compared to hard drives; buy one for your OS & programs, and a regular drive for storage. This is the only piece of hardware in recent memory that's actually worth what it costs, imo.
Works great in Lenovo S10
- Pros: Fast, silent, leads to better battery life. Windows 7 RC boots and shuts down fast! No need to defragment. Very shock resistant - great for a portable.
Did I mention that it's fast
- Cons: Low capacity. Not cheap.
- Other Thoughts: Can't wait till the prices come down on the bigger Vertex SSD's - really want a bigger size for the portable and one for the desktop too since the speed of the drive is amazing.
| Model | OCZSSD2-1VTX30G |
| Architecture | MLC |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Capacity | 30GB |
| Interface Type | SATA II |
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Amazing
- Pros: First off, I'm an IT Administrator of 8 years. I purchased 2 of these for a RAID 0 setup on a gigabyte board with intel onboard raid, and the performance is unreal. Getting 440mb/sec reads with .1 latency - Windows 7 loads to desktop in seconds, and shuts down even faster.
I will be purchasing one more ASAP to add a 3rd disk to my stripe - 660mb/sec reads....
- Cons: absolutely zero. Those of you looking at this drive from a price per gig perspective have got it all wrong. These drives are not for storing your data(personal files/mp3/movies/etc.) They are for holding your OS and program files. When you look at the drive in that sense, it is well worth the money for the performance increase you get in return.
Only minor con is these aren't too friendly with nvidia onboard raid - but it's nvidias fault not OCZ. I switched to gigabyte and couldn't be happier.
- Other Thoughts: For those of you with ~Q6600/etc. thinking of upgrading to an i7 setup, seriously consider 2-3 of these instead! The hard drive is by far the biggest bottleneck on a machine - 3 of these in RAID 0 offers a HUGE performance increase over traditional drives.
So far so good!
- Pros: -super fast for Windows 7 bootdrive
-shipped with FW v1.4 which supports Win7 TRIM
-tiny compared to a 3.5" HD
- Cons: -the research involved in buying the right SSD
-not a big deal, but you'd think for the price you pay that a SATAII cable would at least be included
-expensive (but the performance is well worth it!)
- Other Thoughts: -skimpy packing by Newegg. I ordered Windows 7 at the same time which came from a different warehouse and it was packaged to survive the next world war. Whereas my SSD was shipped across the continent in a skimpy insulated envelope.
-as a plus, the shipping was very fast! I received the drive in 3 days and the shipping was free! :)
OCZ isnt ready for primetime
- Pros: I bought 2 for my Boot drive. Upon reciept of the drives I set them to raid 0 and expected solid reads over 400. Best I saw under ICH9 was 320, ICH10 360. Firmware 1.3. Trim Enabled. Degradation noticable over 4 weeks. Drives stuttering even after multiple clean OS installs. I see very little good with this drive, inside or out.
- Cons: Drive stuttered, went to remove it, Sata connector broke off so the raid was lost. OCZ refused to help me at all. I went over my issues and OCZ couldn't have been less helpful. So with poor preformance and subsantandard manufacturing with the actual drive
and poor customer service I suggest this is one to stay away from. Check out the OCZ forums before you consider this drive. I wish I did. OCZ rebates work the same as the drives, NOT AT ALL.
- Other Thoughts: I bought Intel x-25 g2's that are currently running in raid 0. I am getting sequential reads 525+, ICH10 controller win 7 64 Not one issue at all. I suggest that SSD buyers review this purchase carefully as a bad or malfunctioning OS drive is never a good idea. OCZ customer service is a joke and very unhelpful.
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Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are very sorry that you had problems with this product. Our support staff does try to assist every customer with every issue. If we failed in your case, we sincerely aplogize. This is a newer technology, and if you check our competitors forums, you will find hardware and OS issues similar to any you have found on our forums. As PC hardware is "tuned" for SSD, and operating systems are refined, the experience has and will become an even better one. That said, we can get most customers running smoothly with just a few tweaks,if they require it. Thank you
| General |
| Brand |
OCZ |
| Series |
Vertex Series |
| Model |
OCZSSD2-1VTX30G |
| Device Type |
Internal Solid state disk (SSD) |
| Architecture |
MLC |
| Expansion / Connectivity |
| Form Factor |
2.5" |
| Capacity |
30GB |
| Interface Type |
SATA II |
| Features |
RAID Support |
| Performance |
| Max Shock Resistance |
1500G |
| Sequential Access - Read |
Up to 230 MB/s |
| Sequential Access - Write |
Up to 135MB/s
Sustained Write: Up to 80MB/s |
| MTBF |
1,500,000 hours |
Introduction
Ride the next wave of Solid State revolution with OCZ. The OCZ Vertex offers your system the incredible performance and reliability of flash-based technology at a price that won’t make you wince. The Vertex series is the result of all the latest breakthroughs in SSD technology, including the latest-generation architecture and controller design, complete with 64MB of onboard cache to offer faster transfers and superior overall system response times.
Packing a massive 30GB of storage and low power consuming NAND flash technology in a compact form factor, the OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX30G is ideal for ultra-light laptops to extend battery life, increase access time, and provide a durable alternative to traditional HDDs with superior shock resistance. Using the SATA II interface makes retrofitting this 30GB solid state drive into a laptop a breeze.
Nor is it limited to laptops: any system that needs to be physically rugged, or have a silent drive with low power requirements would be happy to get one of these. Just imagine the possibilities with Vertex!
Highlights
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Editor's Choice from Laptop Magazine
Tier 1 publication, Laptop Magazine, just awarded the ground-breaking OCZ Vertex Series an Editor’s Choice for outstanding performance and value!
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SSD Storage Technology
Acting without any moving parts, the OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30G solid state disk (SSD) boasts multiple advanced features including zero mechanical noise, faster data rates compared to conventional HDDs, over 1.5-million-hour life span, ultra-low power consumption and impressive shock, vibration and extreme temperature resistance. With these breakthrough capabilities, the SSD meets all the demanding requirements for high-performance data storage.
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2.5" Form Factor
The OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30G solid state disk is specifically designed for notebook computers equipped with a 2.5" SATA drive bay.
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SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface
The OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30G solid state disk features the next-generation SATA II interface supporting up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
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Best Overall Performance
DRAMexchange, top memory industry information site in the world, has published a 12-way SSD shootout in its 1H2009 market analysis. OCZ Vertex 120GB outperforms all 11 competitors in most of tests and gets BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE!
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Quick Specs
| Brand | OCZ |
| Architecture | MLC |
| Capacity | 30GB |
| Device Type | Internal Solid state disk (SSD) |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface Type | SATA II |
| Max Shock Resistance | 1500G |
| MTBF | 1,500,000 hours |
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Reviewed By: Geeky1 on 4/24/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
