OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 1602: OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
Size120 GB
Cache64 MB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot
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Warranty2 year
OCZSSD2-1VTX120G Reviews13 (avg: 4.7/5)
$ 233.25
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Vertex Plus OCZSSD2-1VTXPL240 Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 240 3 264.99 0.91
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-128G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 128 3 146.57 0.87
SanDisk Ultra SDSSDH-120G-G25 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 139.99 0.86
OCZ Onyx OCZSSD2-1ONX128G Indilinx Amigos SATA 3 Gb/s 64 128 2 154.52 0.83
A-DATA S510 AS510S3-120GM-O SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 144.99 0.83
OCZ Vertex Plus OCZSSD2-1VTXPL120G Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 120 3 145.54 0.82
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL120GB-DX SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 154.99 0.77
OCZ Vertex Turbo OCZSSD2-1VTXT120G Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 120 3 155.00 0.77
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 155.99 0.77
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S37A/128G SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 169.99 0.75
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 159.99 0.75
A-DATA S510 AS510S3-120GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 159.99 0.75
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE180G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 180 3 239.99 0.75
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F180GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 240.77 0.75
Crucial m4 CT128M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 173.99 0.74
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE180G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 180 3 247.43 0.73
A-DATA S596 Turbo AS596TB-128GM-C JMicron JMF616 SATA 3 Gb/s + USB 128 128 3 179.99 0.71
Crucial m4 CT128M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 179.99 0.71
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D7/128G SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 179.99 0.71
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 169.99 0.71
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 169.99 0.71
A-DATA S511 AS511S3-120GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 169.99 0.71
Patriot Pyro PP120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 169.99 0.71
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 169.99 0.71
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F180GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 180 3 254.99 0.71
Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 171.98 0.70
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N7A/128G SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 184.99 0.69
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series FM-25S2S-120GBSR SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 175.99 0.68
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGT160G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 160 3 234.99 0.68
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-128M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 128 5 189.99 0.67
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 178.66 0.67
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 178.85 0.67
OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 178.99 0.67
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-128G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 128 3 191.67 0.67
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 179.99 0.67
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 192.69 0.66
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 181.00 0.66
Crucial m4 CT128M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 193.77 0.66
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA128/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 195.00 0.66
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 185.49 0.65
Patriot Zephyr PZ128GS25SSDR JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 128 3 199.00 0.64
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX160G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 160 3 249.99 0.64
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series SVP200S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 188.10 0.64
G.SKILL PHOENIX PRO Series FM-25S2S-120GBP2 SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 190.99 0.63
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 205.77 0.62
Super Talent TeraNova FTM12N325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 2 195.24 0.61
Super Talent TeraDrive CT3 FTM12C325H SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 2 196.10 0.61
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW120G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 196.19 0.61
Patriot Pyro SE PPSE120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 197.20 0.61
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW160G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 160 3 262.95 0.61
Transcend TS120GSSD25D-M SATA 3 Gb/s 120 199.99 0.60
OCZ Synapse Cache SYN-25SAT3-128G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 213.79 0.60
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW160G3K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 160 3 268.00 0.60
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P128GBP-BK Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 3 214.99 0.60
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/128G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 215.50 0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW160G301 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 160 3 269.99 0.59
Patriot Wildfire PW120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 204.99 0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW160G3B5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 160 3 274.66 0.58
Kingston HyperX SH100S3/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 208.95 0.57
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos deluxe MKNSSDCR120GB-DX SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 214.99 0.56
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0128SC-2100 JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 229.99 0.56
OCZ Vertex 3 - MAX IOPS Edition VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 219.99 0.55
Patriot Inferno PI120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 5 219.99 0.55
PNY Optima P-SSD2S128GM-CT01RB SATA 3 Gb/s 64 128 3 235.08 0.54
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/128GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 237.45 0.54
Patriot Torqx 2 PT2128GS25SSDR PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 128 2 239.99 0.53
Patriot PS-100 PS128GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 128 3 239.99 0.53
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2B/128G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 244.99 0.52
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX120G Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 120 2 233.25 0.51
Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH120G2K5 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 3 Gb/s 120 3 239.99 0.50
Kingston HyperX SH100S3B/120G SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 239.99 0.50
Intel 510 Series SSDSC2MH120A2K5 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 240.51 0.50
Zalman N Series SSD0128N1 SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 256.68 0.50
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100E SVP100ES2/128G SATA 3 Gb/s 128 128 3 257.05 0.50
Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2BD/128GB JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 3 258.99 0.49
Corsair Extreme Series CMFSSD-128D1 Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 128 2 260.53 0.49
Patriot Mac Series XT PAXT120GS25SSDR SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 120 3 244.99 0.49
Patriot Warp SSD v2 PE128GS25SSDR SATA 3 Gb/s 128 2 269.00 0.48
Corsair Reactor Series CSSD-R120GB2-BRKT JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s + USB 128 120 2 370.99 0.32
OCZ Apex Series OCZSSD2-1APX120G SATA 3 Gb/s 120 2 563.99 0.21

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-29 $233.25 +88.25
2012-01-29 $145.00 -88.25
2012-01-29 $233.25 +4.20
2012-01-28 $229.05 +84.05
2012-01-28 $145.00 -84.05
2012-01-15 $229.05 +79.05
2012-01-15 $150.00 -79.05
2012-01-01 $229.05 +74.06
2012-01-01 $154.99 -74.06
2011-12-30 $229.05 +9.46

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Seek Time< 0.1sec
ReadUp to 250 MB/s
WriteUp to 180MB/s
Sustained WriteUp to 100MB/s
Power
Stand by0.5W
Normal2W
Reliability
Warranty2 year
MTBF1.5 million hours

External links

OCZ
http://www.ocztechnology.com/
Vertex Series
http://www.ocztechnology.co...

OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX120G Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 1 - April 7, 2010
Tom's Hardware - SSD Summer Slam: 12 New 2.5" And 1.8" Drives Rounded-Up - Sept. 7, 2009
Hot Hardware - 4-Way SSD Round-Up Redux: OCZ, Corsair, PhotoFast - Sept. 1, 2009
PC Perspective - SSD Roundup: Indilinx vs. Samsung vs. Intel (or why size matters) - Aug. 20, 2009
The Tech Report - A look at SSD performance in Windows Vista - The more things change... - July 1, 2009
PC Perspective - Indilinx based OCZ Vertex and Super Talent UltraDrive ME SSDs Reviewed - June 17, 2009
The Tech Report - A six pack of solid-state drives compared - Can any top the X25-M? - May 17, 2009
Hot Hardware - 4-Way SSD Round-Up Redux, OCZ, Corsair, Kingston, SuperTalent - May 15, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex RAID-0 Performance (9/10) Golden Tachometer Award - April 2, 2009
CD Freaks - OCZ Technology Vertex series 120GB SSD Review update - March 9, 2009
CD Freaks - OCZ Technology Vertex Series 120GB SSD Review (5/5) Editor's Choice - Feb. 26, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G (9/10) - Feb. 19, 2009
PC Perspective - OCZ Vertex Series 120GB SSD Performance Preview - Indilinx makes an intro - Feb. 17, 2009

Other OCZ Vertex Series Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: August 2011 - Aug. 26, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: July 2011 - July 18, 2011
Hardware Secrets - 64 GB Solid State Drive Round-Up - Feb. 11, 2010
PC Perspective - OCZ Vertex beta firmware with background 'Garbage Collection' - Aug. 9, 2009
The Tech Report - A closer look at fresh versus used SSD performance - Some controllers cope more gracefully than others - May 27, 2009
Phoronix - OCZ Vertex SATA 2.0 60GB SSD - May 22, 2009

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