OCZ VX500 Series SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

5
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Standout warranty and endurance
Welldesigned software utility
Good mixed workload and application

Cons:

Merely average speed in most tests
Not aggressively priced

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Last revision on July 6, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Standout warranty and endurance
Welldesigned software utility
Good mixed workload and application
5 year warranty
7 mm thin-ultrabook compatible
Acronis TrueImage HD included

Reviewers Didn't Like

Merely average speed in most tests
Not aggressively priced
DRAMless
Not a premium SATA competitor
Poor 4K performance

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Expert reviews and ratings

"Toshiba has definitely made some ground in the performance stakes, but it'll need to rethink its pricing to be truly...

By PC Authority on February 08, 2017

Encountering a new MLC-based NAND SATA SSD these days is becoming a rare thing, as most manufacturers have been focusing on high-capacity, low-cost TLC NAND offerings. While the performance and enthusiast sector continues to amaze us with new PCIe...

By bjorn3d.com on October 26, 2016

This 7mm, 2.5-inch SATA 6Gbps SSD is a good performer, and possibly the lightest SSD we've seen.

By PCWorld on October 14, 2016

The OCZ VX500 from Toshiba is a strong contender in the mainstream sector of solid state drive offerings. We have seen many companies use 3D NAND or the less expensive TLC NAND for their drives in this sector, so it is interesting to see Toshiba go with...

By ThinkComputers on October 11, 2016

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure...

By Benchmark Reviews on October 05, 2016

I know the SSD conclusions on SATA3 models can get a bit repetitive, but the proof is in the pudding. The VX500 is a perfect mainstream product series as it ticks the right boxes. You get great endurance, nice options in volume sizes, a lovely warranty...

By Guru of 3D on September 13, 2016

The Toshiba OCZ VX500 SSD is an excellent performance SSD for those with a deep...

By CNET Australia on September 13, 2016

The DRAM-less architecture did not break the VX500 in today's review, if anything, it actually pushed it to be the most power efficient SSDs we have tested to date. This is great to hear for those who are in need of a replacement SSD for use in a laptop...

By thessdreview.com on September 13, 2016

OCZ VX500 Series SSDs - Find Them At AmazonThese new OCZ VX500 series drives will be available very soon, in capacities ranging from 128GB all the way on up to 1TB. The MSRPs for the drives are as follows:VX500 128GB - $63.99 VX500 256GB - $92.79 VX500...

By HotHardware on September 13, 2016

A quick spin around the Toshiba website reveals just three SSD drives under the Toshiba OCZ branding – the high-end RD400, the value segment TR150 and the VT180 (the old OCZ Vector 180) as the mainstream drive offering. What was needed was a more up to...

By Kitguru.net on September 13, 2016

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OCZ VX500 Series SATA600

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