OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX250G vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 682: OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTX250G
Size250 GB
Cache64 MB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot
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Warranty2 year
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 309.99 0.83
Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-256M2S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 256 3 314.99 0.81
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 329.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 336.49 0.76
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 344.99 0.74
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 349.99 0.73
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX320G SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 320 3 440.00 0.73
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 354.99 0.72
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 364.99 0.70
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 369.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 369.99 0.69
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 370.53 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 381.03 0.67
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256B/AM Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 433.99 0.59
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW300G310 Intel PC29AS21BA0 SATA 6 Gb/s 300 3 514.99 0.58
OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX250G Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 250 2 430.00 0.58
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 453.19 0.56
Plextor PX-M2P Series PX-256M2P Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 470.29 0.54
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 476.83 0.54
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 494.50 0.52
Intel 510 Series SSDSC2MH250A2K5 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 250 3 549.99 0.45

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2011-11-01 $430.00 +31.01
2011-10-18 $398.99 -200.01
2011-06-23 $599.00 +160.00
2011-05-03 $439.00 +29.00
2011-05-03 $410.00 -29.00
2011-04-29 $439.00 -20.00
2011-04-29 $459.00 +51.00
2011-04-14 $408.00 -2.00
2011-04-13 $410.00 -2.75
2011-04-12 $412.75 -155.25

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Seek Time< 0.1sec
ReadUp to 250 MB/s
WriteUp to 160 MB/s
Sustained WriteUp to 100MB/s
Power
Stand by0.5W
Normal2W
Reliability
Warranty2 year
MTBF1.5 million hours

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
Tom's Hardware - Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 1 - April 7, 2010
Hot Hardware - 4-Way SSD Round-Up Redux: OCZ, Corsair, PhotoFast - Sept. 1, 2009
Phoronix - OCZ Vertex SATA 2.0 60GB SSD - May 22, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex RAID-0 Performance - April 2, 2009
CD Freaks - OCZ Technology Vertex Series 120GB SSD Review - Feb. 26, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G - Feb. 19, 2009

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