Testseek.com have collected 28 expert reviews of the OCZ 2.5 inch Apex Series SATA300 and the average rating is 69%. Scroll down and see all reviews for OCZ 2.5 inch Apex Series SATA300.
April 2009
(69%)
28 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Impressive 246 MBps read and 174 write bandwidth in ATTO, Internal RAID-0 architecture brings value MLC near to premium SLC, Low power consumption may extend battery life, Lightweight compact storage solution, Resistant to extreme shock impact, Up to 2...
Metal case is heavier and less durable than plastic, Lacks integrated USB 2.0 MiniB data connection, Small 16KB cache buffer per SSD controller
Benchmark Reviews begins each conclusion with a short summary for each of the areas we rate. The first is presentation, which takes product packaging into consideration to the extent that it provides adequate packing material and consumer information f...
The OCZ Apex is a new take on the solid state drive that offers both high performance and the low cost of multi-level cell technology. Does this drive have enough to completely unseat the Intel X25-M when it comes to raw performance? Not quite, but ...
Overall, the drive is a pretty good performer at a very attractive price. If you’re not looking to break I/O barriers, but still want the many benefits of SSD — such as improved read/write performance, lower power consumption and greater durab...
Great Read Performance, Great Real World Performance, Very good write performance, Decreased chances of bad stuttering happening, Reasonable price (especially when compared to the X25 on a $ per GB basis), Moderate power draw
Still not priced well when compared to Spindle based hard drives, Stutter in some instances can occur even with a tweaked OS, Still uses JMicron controllers, Only 2 year warranty
When we went into this review we thought we had a fairly good idea of what to expect from the OCZ Apex. We knew it was going to have for all intents and purposes the same generation of MLC NAND chips, the same RAID controller and even the same JM602 du...
Abstract: It's been a slow and steady race but SSDs are finally starting to overtake hard drives as the primary choice when it comes to personal computer storage. Even though they still can't rival the price per gigabyte of hard drives, with so much of our lives no...
Fortunately you cant compare the Apex with the Core V2. The revised JMicron controller combined with the internal RAID 0 architecture performs way better. With the Apex you also dont get the annoying stutting you got with the Core V2. As a matter of ...
We have mixed feelings about the Apex SSD and sincerely hope that the Vertex will make strides to improve performance. ® More Drive Reviews... Intel X-25M WD Caviar Green 2TB WD VelociRaptor HDD vs SSD WD Caviar Black 1TB vs Seagate Barracuda 1.5T...
From our benchmarks and real-world performance it seems that implementing a RAID chip in the Apex SSD was a very clever idea. The internal RAID 0 chip increases the overall performance of the drive significantly without doubling the cost of the drive....
There is little not to like about the Apex SSD drives. They are more expensive than other MLC SSD drives but also much faster, and they still are significantly cheaper than the Intel SSD drives which compete with them in terms of performance. The prob...
The OCZ Apex Series SSD drives are an excellent choice for replacing the main drive of a high end laptop or desktop PC. They are exceptionally fast and very durable with little power consumption. Unfortunately their capacities are adequate but not co...
