Conclusion
At the time of this review the OCZ Vector 128GB SSD sells for right at $147.99 USD, and our European friends will find the price around £107.00. There are many 128GB SSDs on the market for substantially less than that, but with that lower price comes lower performance than what the Vector offers. The Vector SSD is the fasted drive we have seen as far as read performance goes, and has almost identical write speed performance as the Vertex 4. However, the Vector has the advantage of the new garbage collection engine and the sustained performance it provides. The Vector is also said to be the most extensively tested consumer SSD OCZ has ever offered. They are banking on this translating to a stable, reliable, and long lasting drive. The fact that OCZ offers a 5 year warranty tells me they are pretty confident in it’s reliability. Only time will tell.
To add extra value to the consumer, OCZ has made available a copy of Acronis True Image. As I mentioned earlier, this is a great addition to the bundle. If you don’t mind spending a little extra money to get the performance gain the Vector SSDs offers over the competition, then I highly recommend you give them a serious look for your next SSD purchase. Based on performance, innovative design, and the bundled Acronis software, it’s easy to give the OCZ Vector 128GB SSD our Gold Award!
-Dino DeCesari (Lvcoyote)
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