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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |