When it comes to SSDs most people these days are starting to focus on NVMe drives or at least M.2 drives. There is still interest and need for SATA drives as well though. A lot of the SATA drives have been focused on cheaper TLC based NAND but there is still a need for MLC NAND and that’s where the OCZ VX500 that was introduced last fall has been hanging out. It’s designed as a replacement for the OCZ Vector 180. They have dropped the Barefoot 3 controller and moved to a Toshiba based TC358790. That combined with the MLC NAND has me excited to finally take a look at the VX500 and see how it performs and where it fits in today’s marketplace.
Product Name: Toshiba OCZ VX500
Review Sample Provided by: Toshiba
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Amazon Link: HERE
Specifications |
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Capacities |
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1024GB |
Interface |
Serial ATA (SATA) 6 Gbit/s |
Dimension (L x W x H) |
100.00 x 69.85 x 7.00 mm |
NAND Flash Memory Type |
MLC |
Form Factor |
2.5-inch, 7mm height |
Drive Weight |
128GB, 256GB: 49 g (typ.) 512GB: 52 g (typ.) 1024GB: 54 g (typ.) |
Power Consumption |
Active Idle |
Operating Temperature |
0°C to 70°C |
Shock Resistance |
14.7 km/s2 {1500 G} (0.5 ms) |
MTTF |
1.5 Mhours |
Product Health Monitoring |
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support |
Warranty |
5-Year Advanced Warranty Program |
Software |
SSD management software: SSD Utility and Command Line Online Update Tool (CLOUT) Cloning software: Acronis® True Image™ 2016 with Windows® 10 support |