OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD3-2VTX120G

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3.0
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Best upgrade I've done...

MBPS
Reliability
3.5" size
OCZ support and forum

None I can think of, other than it is not recommended to use over 60% of MB. But then that's not a con.. it's part of using an SSD. If you install over 60% of GB space they slow down. Had I thought it out I would have bought one 240GB or higher.

First I had one and was impressed. Then wanting to remove my HHD out of the equasion, I bought a second one to use in Raid0. I couldn't be happier. Bench32 has me hovering right under 500mbps. I had read that Raid0 is not recommended.. many months later I have had nothing but success. As an overclocker, these are so awesome that I am not OC'd much at all. The SSD's themselves feel like an OC. Not one problem and I'm running these with a 3 screen eyefinity setup. Browser on one, something on another and video/TV on the third. Gaming, incresed FPS. I don't think I'll ever use an HDD for more than a backup drive again.
I recommend thinking out how much GB space you need. Devide by 60%, and buy one big enough to fit your needs and growth room. I ended out spending on 2, what I could have got one for anyhow. Get one for your OS only and quick booting.. remember a chain is only as good as it's weakest link. You will be glad you did.

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Intermittently dead

Better than HDD (obviously)

Did not work right away. I properly adjusted all my BIOS settings but the mobo would not recognize it. It recognized my HDD and Intel SSD w/o a problem. After checking all connections for the dozenth time or so, it just started working all of a sudden without me making any changes to my setup. I finally was able to install Win 7 Pro on it. All worked well for a day. This morning, it was not being detected again. I now get an orange light on the SSD. Tried different ports, cables...all to no avail; other SSD works on same port/connector. Very disappointed with this purchase. Gonna start the RMA process tomorrow, hopefully I won't have to pay a restocking fee.

Even when it worked (booted to Windows) my BIOS did not ever detect it properly (did not show up in bios screen, only on the post screens). I couldn't even set it's boot priority therefore. Very disappointed, my Intel SSD did not have these problems. I expected more from an OCZ product.

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Features & Details

  • 3.5"
  • 120GB
  • SATA II

Specifications

Model
BrandOCZ
SeriesVertex 2
ModelOCZSSD3-2VTX120G
Device TypeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used ForEnterprise
Details
Form Factor3.5"
Capacity120GB
Memory ComponentsMLC
InterfaceSATA II
ControllerSandForce
Performance
Sustained Sequential WriteUp to 250MBps
MTBF2,000,000 hours
Features
FeaturesMax Read: up to 285MB/s Max Write: up to 275MB/s Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 50,000 IOPS Seek Time: 0.1 MS Native TRIM support (requires OS support) Max IOPS Firmware RAID Support Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X and Linux ECC: 27 bytes of redundancy per 512 bytes data. Up to twelve 9-bit symbols correctable Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 2.6. Fully compliant with ATA/ATAPI-7 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Environmental
Power Consumption (Idle)0.5W
Power Consumption (Active)2W
Max Shock Resistance1500G
Dimensions & Weight
Height0.43"
Width5.75"
Depth4"
Weight0.3 lbs.
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggAugust 19, 2010
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