When it was released a few short months ago, OCZ’s Vertex 3 became one of the fastest SSDs on the market.  However, OCZ is now trying to one-up themselves with a drive series that promises even higher performance than its forefather.  Dubbed the Vertex 3 Max IOPS, it is supposed to offer groundbreaking real world [...]

SSD firmware updates.  We’ve all heard about them but is there any tangible benefit to actually upgrading your SSD with the latest firmware?  In this article we take a look at two identical Vertex 3 drives; one of which is a pre-retail sample with beta firmware while the other is a retail version sporting the [...]

OCZ has consistently been at the forefront of the SSD market but their competitors are rapidly catching up.  In order to head off up and coming products, OCZ has released a new flagship drive called the Vertex 3.  Alongside a new Sandforce controller and high-end Micron 25nm NAND, this brand new drive also sports a [...]