OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT2-256G (256 GB)

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Item 7872: OCZ Octane 256GB OCT1-25SAT2-256G
BrandOCZ
FamilyOctane
PartOCT1-25SAT2-256G
Size256 GB
Cache512 MB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Everest
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Warranty3 year
$ 262.99
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2 PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 174.99 1.46
A-DATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 179.99 1.42
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2BAA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 184.99 1.38
Transcend SSD320 TS256GSSD320 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 188.99 1.35
OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 189.99 1.35
Plextor PX-M5S Series PX-256M5S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 189.99 1.35
Patriot Torqx 2 PT2256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 128 256 2 194.85 1.31
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 197.95 1.29
A-DATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 199.99 1.28
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 199.99 1.28
Crucial v4 CT256V4SSD2CCA PHISON PS3105-S5 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 203.93 1.26
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F360GBGS-BK SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 360 3 289.99 1.24
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 209.99 1.22
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 209.99 1.22
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 213.57 1.20
A-DATA XPG SX910 ASX910S3-256GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 5 214.99 1.19
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 219.99 1.16
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 233.90 1.09
Plextor PX-M5P Series PX-256M5P Marvell 88SS9187 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 250.59 1.02
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 5 260.99 0.98
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT2-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 3 Gb/s 512 256 3 262.99 0.97
Transcend SSD720 TS256GSSD720 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 269.99 0.95
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 296.99 0.86
Plextor PX-M3 Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 319.99 0.80
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 329.99 0.78
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 3 513.99 0.50
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 550.65 0.46
Mushkin Enhanced Io MKNSSDIO256GB SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 729.99 0.35
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2 JMicron JMF602 SATA 256 1 736.99 0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 736.99 0.35
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 759.95 0.34
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2B/256GB Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 950.01 0.27
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2/256GB Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 974.01 0.26

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-12-13 $262.99 +3.99
2012-12-06 $259.00 +4.37
2012-12-06 $254.63 +1.05
2012-12-05 $253.58 +0.30
2012-12-05 $253.28 +0.64
2012-12-05 $252.64 -0.64
2012-12-04 $253.28 +0.64
2012-12-03 $252.64 -0.64
2012-12-01 $253.28 +1.60
2012-11-26 $251.68 -0.41

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Encryption256-bit AES
Performance
Max Read275 MB/s
Max Write235 MB/s
Max 4K Random Read30,000 IOPS (120 MB/s)
Max 4K Random Write16,000 IOPS (60 MB/s)
Latency - Read0.08 ms
Latency - Write0.09 ms

External links

OCZ
http://www.ocztechnology.com/
Octane
http://www.ocztechnology.co...

OCZ Octane Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Marvell-Based SSDs From Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, And Plextor: Tested - May 1, 2012
Neoseeker - OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review - March 19, 2012
OCAHOLIC - ocaholic - OCZ Octane 512 GB with Indilinx Controller - Storage - Reviews - March 2, 2012
KitGuru - OCZ Octane 512GB Solid State Drive Review (v1.13 firmware) - Feb. 28, 2012
Benchmark Reviews - OCZ Octane SATA 6GB/s Indilinx Everest Infused SSD - Feb. 21, 2012
X-bit labs - OCZ Octane 512 GB Solid State Drive Review - Feb. 20, 2012
Overclockers Club - OCZ Octane 512GB Review - Feb. 16, 2012
The Tech Report - OCZ's Octane 128GB solid-state drive - Indilinx returns to the sweet spot - Feb. 16, 2012
TweakTown - OCZ Technology Octane 512GB Solid State Drive with 1.13 Performance Firmware - Feb. 9, 2012
AnandTech - OCZ Octane 1.13 Firmware Update: Improving 4KB Random Write Performance - Feb. 9, 2012
TweakTown - OCZ Technology Octane 128GB Solid State Drive Review - Feb. 7, 2012
PureOverclock - OCZ Octane 512GB - Jan. 17, 2012
Tom's Hardware - OCZ Octane 512 GB Review: Meet Indilinx's Everest Controller - Dec. 28, 2011
AnandTech - OCZ Octane 128GB SSD Review - Dec. 28, 2011
KitGuru - OCZ Octane 512GB SSD Review (OCT1-25SAT3-512G) - Dec. 20, 2011
Legit Reviews - OCZ Octane 512GB Indilinx SSD Review - Dec. 7, 2011
Guru3D - OCZ Octane 512GB SSD review - Dec. 5, 2011
The Tech Report - OCZ's Octane 512GB solid-state drive - Indilinx returns with Everest - Nov. 30, 2011
The SSD Review - OCZ Octane SATA 3 512GB SSD Review - Nov. 23, 2011
TweakTown - OCZ Technology Octane 512GB Indilinx Solid State Drive Review - Nov. 23, 2011
Hardware Heaven - OCZ Octane 512GB SATA III SSD Review - Nov. 23, 2011
Hot Hardware - OCZ Octane Series SATA III Solid State Drive Review - Nov. 23, 2011
AnandTech - The OCZ Octane Review (512GB) - Nov. 23, 2011

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