Samsung evo or ocz vector?

arcon33 · 1 Nov 2013 at 15:52

Looking to upgrade my ssd and have narrowed it down to a Samsung evo pro or ocz vector, from the research I have done there is very little between the two, the evo range seems to be very popular on here at the moment but the vectors interest me also, any recommendations?

BRIGGBOY81 · 3 Nov 2013 at 00:06

personally i would never buy an ocz ssd as there customer service is shocking. i do however own a 840 evo and it is a fantastic drive with easy to use software.

andy_mk3 · 3 Nov 2013 at 00:08

Samsung EVO all the way. My experience with OCZ is nothing but positive, but their reputation as a whole isn't good. The Samsung drives are just about the best on the market currently.

BRIGGBOY81 · 3 Nov 2013 at 00:40

yeah maybe i was a bit harsh as my psu is ocz and is great. but i deffo wouldnt buy an ssd from them.

Neil79 · 3 Nov 2013 at 00:59

Samsung ftw

foster grant · 3 Nov 2013 at 01:28

Samsung

gazzaman2k · 3 Nov 2013 at 04:19

samsung

arcon33 · 3 Nov 2013 at 08:10

That's pretty unanimous then! Samsung it is but is there a real world difference between evo and pro? Is the price premium worth it?

Hyburnate · 3 Nov 2013 at 08:15

OCZ won't be on the scene long from what I've heard....

Dervious · 3 Nov 2013 at 10:43

arcon33 said:
That's pretty unanimous then! Samsung it is but is there a real world difference between evo and pro? Is the price premium worth it?

I think the real world difference is the 2 years extra warranty on the pro.

You'll also find that the TLC Nand used in the Evo will not last as long as the better quality Nand in the pro. Eventually

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steph40 · 12 Nov 2013 at 23:08

I'm on my second rma with ocz vector. I just got tired of fail drive and got the evo. It is to soon to know if it will last more then two month but so far so good. Customer service at ocz was excellent with me, very nice and fast. I will be selling my replacement vector on ebay.

djcj · 14 Nov 2013 at 17:33

Does anyone know what speeds I can expect from either of these drives on sata II as opposed to sata III?

Dervious · 15 Nov 2013 at 09:53

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Dervious · 15 Nov 2013 at 09:54

djcj said:
Does anyone know what speeds I can expect from either of these drives on sata II as opposed to sata III?

Nearly as fast (sorry, that's not a very technical or precise answer).

There is not a massive amount of real world difference between running an SSD on SATA II or SATA III.

What can make just as much, if not more difference, is the manufacturer of the SATA controller. Intel is usually regarded as being the fastest and best.

djcj · 15 Nov 2013 at 10:00

Think i'm gonna go for a 250gb samsung evo, my crucial m225 has given up the ghost (i think)

Glanza · 15 Nov 2013 at 10:19

Currently have 2 OCZ Vectors in raid in my rig and there fine, good quick drives.

Kyle1987 · 16 Nov 2013 at 17:26

I have two ocz ssd vertex4 which similar to vector one for windows and one for games and I have never had problem which them and even updating firmware easy ect so from my experience all good but iv heard good things bout Samsung evo pro ssds and linus tech tips have good review this week on you tube to check it out.

The Samsung evo pro ment to use your pc ram aswell to speed things up linus says up to a 1 gb of ram. If I was buying new ssd I buy a Samsung evo pro