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OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5in SATA3 6Gbps SandForce SF-2281 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD
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OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5in SATA3 6Gbps SandForce SF-2281 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD
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 Specifications    [ Edit | History ] - by David_W @Jun 10, 2011
2.5" Solid State Drives / SATA III / MLC / Performance Series / 120GB-480GB

OCZ Vertex 3 Solid State Drives unleash the performance potential of the SATA 6Gbps interface, leading the speed revolution in this next-generation solution. As the first SSD to feature the latest Sandforce controller design, OCZ designed the Vertex 3 to push the limits in both sequential and random read/write rates to blaze past the competition when every MB/s matters. With incredible 4k file writes up to 60,000 IOPS, these latest drives take productivity, gaming, and multimedia applications to the next level to work in perfect symmetry with the latest enthusiast platforms.

Built with the quality, reliability, and durability that lives up to the OCZ name, the Vertex 3 Series easily integrates into today’s mobile and desktop platforms and features TRIM support to optimize performance over the drive’s lifespan as the ultimate Windows 7 companion. Vertex 3 SSDs are available in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities and come backed by a 3-Year Warranty.

Important SSD notes:

Solid State Drives DO NOT require defragmentation. It may decrease the lifespan of the drive.

Consumers may see a discrepancy between reported capacity and actual capacity; the storage industry standard is to display capacity in decimal. However, the operating system usually calculates capacity in binary format, causing traditional HDD and SSD to show a lower capacity in Windows. In the case of SSDs, some of the capacity is reserved for formatting and redundancy for wear leveling.

Rated speeds may vary slightly depending on the benchmark used, drivers, windows version, bios version and file size. We recommend using ATTO, IOMeter, and PC Mark Vantage for benchmarking SSDs and to achieve maximum rated specifications. Maximum performance is achieved by using the P67 chipset with Native SATA 6Gbps.
 
  • 120GB
  • MLC NAND Flash
  • Interface: SATA 6Gbps / Backwards Compatible 3Gbps
  • Native TRIM support
  • Seek Time: .1ms
  • Slim 2.5" Design
  • 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3mm
  • Lightweight: 77g
  • Operating Temp: 0°C ~ 55°C
  • Storage Temp: -45°C ~ 85°C
  • Low Power Consumption: 3W Active, 1.65W Idle
  • Shock Resistant up to 1500G
  • RAID Support
  • Included 3.5" Desktop adapter bracket
  • Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP 32-bit/64-bit, Mac OSX
  • MTBF: 2 million hours
  • 3-Year Warranty

120GB Max Performance

  • Max Read: up to 550MB/s
  • Max Write: up to 500MB/s
  • Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 60,000 IOPS

240GB Max Performance

  • Max Read: up to 550MB/s
  • Max Write: up to 520MB/s
  • Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 60,000 IOPS

480GB Max Performance

  • Max Read: up to 530MB/s
  • Max Write: up to 450MB/s
  • Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 40,000 IOPS

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Messages about OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5in SATA3 6Gbps SandForce SF-2281 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD

buy 2 Vertex3 120GB or 1 240GB (e268k- Jan 23, 13, 8 Replies) Read this message
OCZ vertex 3 120gb VS Mushkin Chronos 120gb (syncmaster- Sep 29, 12, 11 Replies) Read this message
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB vs. Intel 520 120GB (ktown- Aug 19, 12, 10 Replies) Read this message
Should I buy it ? was advised not to? (Rajiv_B- Jun 18, 12, 27 Replies) Read this message
Desktop adaptor Bracket? (Ryan_L- Jun 04, 12, 1 Replies) Read this message
Ok im ready to try SSD... this one is ok ? (Zag- Jun 03, 12, 31 Replies) Read this message
$20 rebate or $10? (mamm0th- May 18, 12, 4 Replies) Read this message
$20 Gift Card, $10 Gift Card or Both? (Wet Cardboard- Apr 20, 12, 4 Replies) Read this message
Raid SSD (Darryl_M- Apr 20, 12, 0 Replies) Read this message
Good drive for my MacBook Pro (Djexcalibur- Apr 08, 12, 15 Replies) Read this message
Cant find MIR for OCZ-11148 CA (jack_t- Mar 30, 12, 3 Replies) Read this message
Rebate $30?? (slapnut63- Mar 04, 12, 8 Replies) Read this message
Latest firmware? (Chris_W- Feb 21, 12, 6 Replies) Read this message
Dead after 3 months (Francois_V- Feb 20, 12, 3 Replies) Read this message
Need help with SATA 2 3 limitations (Cattaman- Feb 17, 12, 3 Replies) Read this message

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Comment:
Posted by: Mathieu_R @09/23/12
URL: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/06/27/ocz_technology_vertex_3_ssd_
Comment:
Posted by: Mathieu_R @09/23/12
URL: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1624/1/
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Posted by: Mathieu_R @09/23/12
URL: http://www.techreaction.net/2012/03/07/ocz-vertex-3-120gb/
Comment: Techreaction.net
Posted by: David_K @07/09/12
URL: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393836,00.asp#fbid=YOuheT_30rR
Comment: Very good performance. Supports 6Gbps SATA III.
Posted by: Babaghan @09/29/11
URL: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4186/ocz-vertex-3-preview-the-first-clie
Comment: Anandtech's preview of the new not-yet shipping Vertex 3. Looks kick-ass!
Posted by: OracleGuy @03/03/11
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Myles_M
03/18/13
Experience: 1 Years
 Verified Owner
Cheap and it performs. Perfect for any build. (Read More)

kim_f
02/15/13
Experience: 1 Years
Had this drive for a year now as my os drive and couldn't be happier. Completely filled it once, and still never a problem. Same initial OS install from day one. (Read More)

Fixalated
01/16/13
Experience: 5 Days
 Verified Owner
this SSD gives a great balance of Performance and reasonable price, my windows load times have not just been reduced, but my systems loads faster than my phone does.

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Richard_V
01/06/13
Experience: 3 Months
 Verified Owner
Worked as advertised for the first few months, after that I have been experiencing random freezing during boot and system freezing intermittently. Seems to be more of an issue getting a boot to finish properly. The system will just hang with a black screen for ever just before you would normally see the gui. I haven't tried a reinstall as it is still basically a fresh install. Plenty of space left on the drive still so it's not a matter of limited space issues. Mine had the latest firmware when I got it from ncix... will be waiting to see if it ends up dieing. I would buy an intel drive next time. (Read More)

bOrIuM
01/03/13
Experience: 3 Months
 Verified Owner
Bought it for 70$ after MIR, thats good bang for the bucks. (Read More)

Brian_P
01/01/13
Experience: 5 Months
 Verified Owner
The difference between this SSD and the HD I had in my ThinkPad is night and day. Before with the stock HD it would stutter/pause if I moved during a movie/song in windows media player. After installing you can shake it all you want (dont recommend) and it wont stutter at all.

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starscreamer79
12/27/12
Experience: 8 Months
First time with using an SSD and I find it to be a great improvement over and HD. HD as a secondary for storage works fantastic. The difference between the two is the space. SSD can't hold as much and get filled up quickly. Best to have an HD or two to fill up with that wonderful time-wasting junk we all love and enjoy. (Read More)

Alan_C
12/21/12
Experience: 5 Months
I bought this SSD for my 5 year old laptop, and it brought life back to my old toshiba.

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Conrad_B
11/30/12
Experience: 4 Months
 Verified Owner
Bought this to put my operating system and a few games on. Works great very little problems as of yet. (Read More)

NAV MARK
11/25/12
Experience: 2 Months
 Verified Owner
Used it for 2 months now. Works fast, and reliable so far. Still the space for the price is to much for me right now, but I would get more ssd's and bigger if price wasn't an issue. I would buy it again. (Read More)


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