OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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The Drive is fairly fast 7.7 on my windows 7 Ultimate Index. HD tach operating in windows XP combatality mode208.4 MB/s Common Read254.1 MB/s Burst SpeedHD Tune Pro 4.6Min 135.two MB/sMax 222. MB/sTypical 199.4 MB/sAccess .132 msBurst Rate 202. MB/s None that I have yet to discover yet There was a mishap where I did not receive the 1st drive, I do not know if it was not really shipped or if UPS lost it somehow, the Original box it was shipped in was mangled. The UPS driver produced a note of it when she delivered it. I named New Egg on the problem, new HD arrived 2 days later. I do not know where the fault lies, but New Egg produced it appropriate, so no bad eggs on service there.

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Boot up speed on a 5 yr old laptop was 26 seconds. Every little thing was totally loaded. Effortless to install. Really rapidly. I have a Dell Latitude and the bios on this laptop conflicted with the ssd. Boot file would corrupt or prev. saved documents would disappear immediately after reboot. The moment on Dell and OCZ's forum, I wasn't the only one. Forums had been filled with the similar situation with Dell's and ocz didn't have a repair. OCZ suggested to exchange which I did. Very same issue. Newegg mentioned after the serial changes they can't take it back. OCZ mentioned also undesirable. Sold it on E bay for a loss. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the issue. Adding new technology to a 5 year old pc devoid of appropriate BIOS assistance can bring about troubles. This could most likely have been resolved with a new BIOS from the manufacturer, and we regret that we had been not capable to resolve this issue. Thank you.

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Used for 2 years and it is still going strong. Never experienced any performance decrease after 4-5 secure erases yet. I have it in Raid 0 and is FAST!

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Fastest SSD.Superior price with Shell Shocker.Fairly open technical help by means of the OCZ forums. 21 day rebate, actually OCZ? By the time it ships and you get it installed you probably within a week of figuring out if you it's great for you.There's some drama with the 25nm vs. 34nm technologies, no model number changes or anything at all. Just a tiny bait and switch.If you're utilizing this in a Mac, there's an problem on some systems if you use hibernate. A thing due to the wake up timings, you're system is practically assured to kernel panic. Rumor is it's being worked. A lot of cons for 4 eggs but all round, the drive rocks. I'd absolutely obtain one more at this value.

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When they work, life is very good, but when they fail, sucks to be you!I purchased two of these in mid-Oct and ran them in RAID 1 on my ASUS Rampage Formula. My method by no means detected them on cold boot, even when brand new. I constantly had to follow up with a warm boot ahead of the BIOS would register them in the course of post.I lived with this annoyance due to the fact the speed was unbelievably quickly. I assumed the following: Either the Intel X48 & ICHR9R chipset had a minor incompatibility or (more most likely) BIOS firmware necessary updating. (My ASUS Rampage Formula has the newest.)After four months, the single warm boot process stopped working. Many re-boots had been now necessary (i.e., 2-four time). Just recently, my method began requiring 10+ boots. Now I am afraid to turn the power off. The drives may possibly disappear forever. After visiting OCZ Technologies’s help forums, I discovered that many other men and women were experiencing boot detection failures. The threads go back months and involve several unique kinds of systems. The issue is not with my make.The bottom line: OCZ Technology has not released a trustworthy item in the Vertex 2 series and refuses to acknowledge the challenge.Recommendation: Stay away from like the plague and go with one more SSD vendor (e.g., Intel, Corsair, and so on.) Realize that the Sandforce 1xxx series controllers in the Vertex 2 series had been designed when 34-nm NAND parts had been standard. These days OCZ Technologies is working with 25-nm NAND to save income. Sadly, the pairing of 1xxx series controllers with 25-nm NAND final results in decreased write functionality relative to 34-nm NAND. (See Anandtech for a discussion.)I have RMA’ed my two defective units with OCZ Technologies, which have 34-nm NAND. But I will give you 1 guess what OCZ will return back to me. You got it . . . new Vertex two units with 25-nm NAND. So my RMA replacements will be slower than my (now) defective drives. Doesn’t that make you want to get an OCZ item?OCZ Technologies could make this right by shipping me Vertex 3 units – which have SandForce 2xxx series controllers. (The 2xxx controllers were developed with 25-nm NAND in thoughts.) But the chance of that is slim to none. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are very sorry for the issue. Please speak to our assistance manager at 鷘ꌅ-8400. We will be pleased to help you. Our objective is to see that each consumer is happy with their obtain. Thank you

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Price Failed soon after a couple weeks, this appears to be an concern with these drives. OCZ replaced it, but took a handful of days and i had ot spend shipping so that expense me one more 10$. The 34nm thingy is also an situation though from switching from a normal drive won't notice it as these SSD drives are quick rapidly rapid.

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Read speeds. Not the advertised, but still consistently obtaining more than 200mb/s on sequential access reads. Write speeds. Really disappointed. I have yet to see a sequential write speed exceed 100mb/s. I am at the moment running on an older firmware, but it is also my only main drive at the moment. You can not update the firmware on a major drive leaving me to wait til I get yet another SSD to act as the new main. My original plan was to get 2 of these and run them in raid, but now I am pondering it may possibly just be better to get a various SSD and hope the firmware update aids. OCZ has constantly been one particular of my preferred computer components manufacturer, but this is discouraging. This drive operates. Install wasn't challenging. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you are experiencing slower speeds than you expected. We will be happy to help you with troubleshooting on our help forums at the link below. Thank youExternal Link(s): OCZ Support Forums|

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Silent. I don't notice any speed or battery life improve in my Macbook 񢉘 - two.2 C2D). Replaced a 7200 RPM Hitachi. Could swap back. The old HDD is now in an otherwise silent HTPC that refuses to spin down. Manufacturer Response:Hello, You should be seeing definite improvements. We would be content to help you with your installation on our support forums at the hyperlink below. Thank youExternal Link(s): OCZ Support Forums|

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1. pricetwo. speed 1. terrible quality handle on the part of OCZtwo. OCZ makes use of inexpensive, low-grade flash memory for these SSDsthree. No firmware update utility for Mac OSthree. OCZ consumer solutions is a joke i purchased two of these 120GB Vertex two SSDs. both drives are labeled as 120GB, but formatted out to 106GB in Windows 7, and 115 in OSX. one particular SSD was also reporting 40GB remaining in Windows 7, when there really should have been 80+GB remaining. i known as OCZ and they told me the drive may be an 80GB labeled and packaged as a 120GB...(are you critical!!??). i was told to fill out a support ticket on the internet, but its been two days and i have not heard something from OCZ yet. i returned both OCZ SSDs, and ordered two OWC Mercury Pro SSDs. OWC has wonderful customer service, and their SSDs use high high quality Tier-1 flash memory. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are extremely sorry for the issues. All drives format smaller than their actual capacity, but the missing 80gb is a mystery, and likely was a partitioning situation. We wish you all the ideal with your new hardware. Thank you

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Drive has good read and write rates and a convenient 2.5" to two.five" drive mounting tray integrated. The drive failed unexpected following four months of light use as the sole drive in a Windows 7 Ultimate program. Replacement RMA approach from OCZ is really slow and the customer service men and women seem uninterested in becoming useful. Their RMA method must take a cue from NewEgg's RMA program. I will be avoiding OCZ's substandard goods and service from now on. I would strongly advise taking a look at the Mushkin SSD drives which are about the very same cost and sport greater read and write speeds. The Mushkin SSD was the drive I wanted initially, but they had been temporarily sold out at NewEgg and a lot of other retailers (probably due to the Christmas season rush). I now have a new drive on the way from NewEgg even though I wait for OCZ's slow RMA method... Producer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the inconvenience. Our engineering department is consistently working on new firmware to improve these products. We care about our buyers, and our aim is to insure that they are totally satisfied with their obtain. Thank you

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Really rapid SSD. This si my 1st SSD and it smoke my Vraptor 300's in raid . Only wish it was larger. Cost, but then so are all other ssd's.

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I installed this drive in my notebook computer system and it created it entirely scream with blazing speed!!! Boot up time to windows 7 login screen is an wonderful 15 seconds! And then, one more 15 seconds to complete desktop control, I adore it. I don't think you can wrong with any OCZ Vertex 2 drives, this is my second. None. Get off the regular tricky drives and get a Vertex 2 boot drive, you won't regret it!

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Quick, speedy, responsive. None. OS X just demands TRIM!

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It installed and worked incredibly properly with no concerns in an older laptop operating XP qualified. It was quite quick and produced me feel like I had a new laptop absolutely! Tiny battery life improvement, but I have a 17" widescreen laptop, so the display is additional of a power hog. It died after only two.5 months of light use. Hopefully, this is an isolated incident and they stand by their warranty. RMA in functions. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the problem. Our assistance staff will be content to help you, and will see that you receive a warranty replacement drive as promptly as possible. Thank you

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Went from a WD Blue 7200rpm to 1st SSD, don't know if this is how all of them carry out, but overall relatively satisfied in the performance (while it was functioning). I got it on sale?!? Was fantastic for the last ӯ months although it worked, nonetheless, now I join the infamous ranks of "NO BOOTABLE DEVICES" error!!! How much would you mark down a drive that fails "Routinely"... Installed on parent's laptop or computer with monthly backups (my own failure for thinking OCZ's harware would final more than 4 months) now, nevertheless, they're stuck with the "NO BOOTABLE DEVICES" error. Google Vertex two and the above error and you'll see the several complaints and OCZ's now routine "RMA it". It's funny how very easily OCZ downplays the frequency of these drives failing. They will of course provide to RMA the drive and send a replacement, but what's the use if it will just fail once again in 1 week or 1 month, which according to a lot of owners is highly likely. In retrospect, I appear to have gotten additional time out of the drive than some other users. I will, nevertheless, In no way purchase an OCZ item again! and recommend that anywone contemplating an SSD Steer clear of at all fees unless they will be backing up their data on a each day basis to one more drive in anticipation of the impending DOOM the is to come!! Manufacturer Response:Hello, please call our support manager at 鷘) 733-8400, ext 206. We want you to be staisfied with your buy, and we will be happy to help you. Thank you

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Supports Trim in the course of windows installation. Works quickly. Program boots in about 30 seconds, and every system tray program launches inside 30 seconds of logging in. I can even do factors, but since it's loaded so rapidly, I rarely encounter anything but smoothness. Scary clicking noise during boot. Clicks twice. My old Agility1 did the very same thing, so I'm much less worried. I play Silent Hunter III w/GWX with this drive and the load instances are 30seconds to two minutes which is Great.

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Was Rapidly Now it is Dead. (A rapidly drive) * (A dead drive) = Useless.This is the second of two OCZ sandforce (vertex 2, agility 2) drives to die on me.Older Intel SSD nevertheless robust. I will by purchasing Intel SSD's now. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are really sorry for the difficulties. Please speak to our assistance manager at 鷘ꌅ-8400. We will be content to help you and assist resolve the dilemma. Thank you

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Simple Install, speed Need to have to get a separate mounting bracket to fit in a common HDD slot in a desktop. I will never ever buy a different OCZ item. When I bought this it was made available with a Mail In Rebate (MiR) I followed the instructions to the letter, recieved confirmation that the rebate was authorized, but that's the final I heard. Following giving them the 6-8 weeks from approval I tried to speak to OCZ, but other than an auto responder I have heard absolutely nothing. This tied in with the previous comments about poor customer assistance, I can not recommend this corporation.PS I know a lot of folks complain about MiR's but at the ripe old age of 42 this is the 1st time a organization has not met it's obligation to me, and it does not sit properly.

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Drive is rated for high speed. Looks attractive, feels solid. It comes with the two.5" to 3.5" adapter. Doesn't function. Stopped showing up as "Vertex two" in the BIOS and rather displays "Sandforce". Everything on the drive is gone. Per others' experiences described on the OCZ forums, this requires RMA.There is no way to update the firmware on OCZ drives with out the OS installed unless an additional computer is utilized. This means you can't install all of the bugfixes the drive requirements till immediately after you load Windows. Speed is fantastic unless the drive doesn't function. This is the second OCZ drive that has given me difficulty. My old Intel SSD is nevertheless chugging along perfectly, as is my wife's Corsair. I would advise either of those brands over OCZ.I would return it for a refund, but Newegg's return policy for this unit is replacement-only. I'm not a patient person when it comes to my computers. That's why I obtain SSDs. It will be at least a week--at best--prior to I have a replacement in hand, and I'm stuck with the slow HDD on my brand new laptop.This is the second time an OCZ item has dropped the ball. Barring an OCZ rep handing me a replacement drive tomorrow morning, neither I nor any of my prospects will ever buy 1 of their merchandise once again. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we sincerely aplogize for the problem. Please go to the link below and produce a help ticket to get in touch with our staff to arrange for a replacement drive. Thank youExternal Link(s): OCZ Help Page|

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I bought the original vertex and it failed after six months. I then bought the vertex 2. 18 months later the drive developed enough bad sections that cripple the drive performance. Very disappointed in OCZ, I have their RAM, PS, and SSD.

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Yeah, it's fast. I bought it for my lappie and it's boots in 30 seconds. No problems installing OS. None

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SSD Technology Reliability - died in much less than 60 daysTechnical support - unresponsive - more than a week following filing RMA request - no answer Purchased this at the end of Jan and place with each other a HTPC somewhere in mid Feb: the drive was dead at the finish of March. Failure occurred outside of the 30 days New Egg replacement period so now I have to go through OCZ.I filed a new ticket on Friday, Apr 1, did not get an answer till Tuesday, Apr five, and that answer was easy "acknowledgement" and absolutely nothing due to the fact then - a entire week and nothing. All they they did was acknowledged that the ticket was received - C'MON, REFUND MY FRIGGING Funds SO I CAN BY A DECENT DRIVE FROM INTELI will never by a different OCZ prodcut - SSD failed, memory from my preceding purchase defective - I'll stick with Intel.I"ve been in IT business because 1990 (MCP, MCSE, MCSA, CCNA), run my personal IT firm for eight years - I know what I'm carrying out - I will not advise or experiment with OCZ, I'll stick with Intel. Intel price what, ฤ-40 additional but you got reliability and outstanding consumer service.I just cant wait to get my income back from OCZ Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are quite sorry for the difficulties. Please call 鷘) 733-8400, ext 206 to speak with our support manager. We will be content to help you. Our objective is to see that every single customer is satisfied with their acquire. Thank you

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Unknown Unknown Purchased this drive from local significant chain. Referred to as my brother who is a system integrator, and he told me BEWARE, these drive are failure prone with negative customer assistance. Did more analysis and evaluations from many sites suggest that OCZ is selling an inferior product. Sorry OCZ, but im taking my drive back just before I even open it result in I have lost faith. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are confident that your drive would serve you nicely. An overwhelming majority of our buyers by no means have and concern and are operating fine. If we can answer any concerns please check out our assistance forums at the link below. Thank youExternal Link(s): OCZ Assistance Forums|

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The SSD was working fine but after 10 months it disappeared from the bios and did not show up in Windows 7. Lucky Windows was installed on a different drive (hhd) otherwise the computer would've have stopped working altogether and lucky I had backup. The SSD is now UPS ($40) to OCZ for fix and waiting. Supposedly OCZ will pay for the return shipment. I bought the ssd at $200 and i was very satisfied when it was working. I hear even with a new or fixed ssd, the problem still persist as in stop working in several months, and when working, is glichy...my brother used it at his company and has the same problem even with the updated firmware.

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Trim help, I Actually DID GET MY REBATE. Windows 7 recognized it no difficulty & automatically turned off defrag.Windows expertise is 7.5 on HDD effecincy. This is not a con for this item but rather OCZ. I also bought a 600w OCZ power supply. OCZ did not recognize that I had a rebate coming. I was p$#*&d & left Newegg a disgruntled email about OCZs rebate center.NEWEGG Actually HONERED OCZs REBATE & CREDITED MY ACCOUNT THE ฟ.00. I couldn't believe it. THANK YOU NEWEGG FOR Generating MY First Create THE Very best MOST SATISFYING Expertise I COULD HAVE IMAGINED. Nicely... Newegg & the Negative$#* ASUS M4A89GTD Pro MOBO I Overclocked to over 4Gz. Freakin' incredable & SOOOOOOOOO considerably fun.ASUSM4A89GTD ProPhenom II X 6G.Skill Ripjaw F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 16GBOCZ vertex 2 120 GBCoolmaster Gemini II SSeagate Barracuda 1TB Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the rebate issues. We are pleased to contact the rebate residence for any client that has an issue. Just take a look at our assistance page beneath for get in touch with info. Thank you