OCZ Vertex 4 256 GB

, on Jul 19th, 2012, in SSD. Manufacturer: OCZ

Value and Conclusion

	OCZ's Vertex 4 256 GB is currently available for $210, with an extra $10 rebate available.
	Very fast, beats Sandforce-driven drives Great price/performance SATA 6 Gbps support Supports TRIM 5 year warranty 3.5" adapter included
	Bluescreen issues with 1.4 firmware Needs SATA 6 Gbps controller to perform best
9.7	OCZ's Vertex 4 delivers impressive performance at a great price. Thanks to the Indilinx Everest 2 controller, the drive claims a leading spot in our performance benchmarks. We see it perform within 1% when compared to the fastest SandForce drives we have in our test group. It is also only 2% slower than the much more expensive Corsair Performance Pro 256 GB, which is the fastest drive we tested so far. Initially I experienced sporadic blue-screens while testing the drive with firmware 1.4, but after upgrading to the latest 1.5 these problems went away. With a price of $200 (after MIR) the Vertex 4 is also leading our price/performance and GB per Dollar charts, making this an excellent drive that does well on all fronts. The only major competition I see for the Vertex 4 is OCZ's own Vertex 3, which offers similar performance, but comes a bit cheaper. Overall the Vertex 4 is a hell of an SSD and it's great to see that there are now alternatives to SandForce driven SSDs on the market.