OCZ like most other manufactures can’t just focus on just top of the line or budget products. Its important to cover a wide range of products to make sure you have something to meet all of your customers price and performance expectations. A good example of this was the Vector 150. They obviously also have the Vertex 450 that I reviewed previously. OCZ took the design that the Vertex 450 and original Vector both shared, kept the Barefoot 3 controller, and swapped out the NAND from 25nm IMFT MLC NAND to Toshiba's 19nm MLC NAND. In other words the Vector 150 replaced the original Vector. OCZs Vector drives are their enthusiast focused drives while the Vertex drives are their top of the line mainstream drives. Let’s dig in and see what sets them apart.

Product Name: OCZ Vector 150 120GB

Review Sample Provided by: OCZ

Written by: Wes

Pictures by: Wes

 

Specifications

Capacity

120GB

Sequential Read Speed

550 MB/s

Sequential Write Speed

450 MB/s

Random Read Speed (4K, QD32)

80,000 IOPS

Random Write Speed (4K, QD32)

95,000 IOPS

Steady State Random Write

(4K QD32)

12,000 IOPS

Physical

Usable Capacities (IDEMA)

120GB, 240GB, 480GB

NAND Components

19nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Flash

NAND Controller

Barefoot 3 M00

Interface

SATA 3 6Gb/s (Backwards compatible with SATA II 3Gb/s)

Form Factor

2.5 Inch, Ultra-slim 7mm

Dimension (L x W x H)

99.7 x 69.75 x 7mm

Weight

115g

Environmental

Power Consumption

Idle: 0.55W, Active: 2.5W

Operating Temperature

0°C ~ 70°C

Storage Temperature

-45°C ~ 85°C

Shock Resistance

1500G/0.5ms

Vibration (Operational)

2.17Grms (7-800Hz)

Vibration (Non-operational)

16.3Grms (20-2000Hz)

Certifications

RoHS, CE, FCC, KCC, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI

Reliability / Protection

MTBF

2.3 million hours

Data Path Protection

BCH ECC corrects up to 44 random bits/1KB

Encryption

256-bit AES-compliant

Product Health Monitoring

Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support

Endurance

Rated for 50GB/day of host writes for 5 years under typical client workloads

Compatability

Serial ATA (SATA)

Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0. Fully compliant with ATA/ATAPI-8 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Operating System

Windows / Mac / Linux

Additional Features

Performance Optimization

TRIM (requires OS support), Idle Time Garbage Collection

Service & Support

5-Year Warranty, Toll-Free Tech Support, 24 Hour Forum Support, Firmware Updates

Included Accessories

Acronis® True Image HD cloning software registration key (current version compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.) and a 3.5" desktop adapter

 

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #35153 11 Jul 2014 19:23
Happy Friday everyone! Today I take a look at the OCZ Vector 150, their replacement for the original Vector

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