OCZ 2.5 inch Onyx Series SATA300

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Inexpensive compared to most SSD's, Gainful performance boost over a mechanical HDD, More ecofriendly than a mechanical HDD, especially in system's where only one larger size SSD can be used with no secondary hard drive, Creates less heat than a m
Much faster boot times and read speeds than traditional drives; low price for an SSD

Cons:

Cramped capacity; slow sequential-read speeds versus traditional hard drives

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Last revision on October 28, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Inexpensive compared to most SSD's, Gainful performance boost over a mechanical HDD, More ecofriendly than a mechanical HDD, especially in system's where only one larger size SSD can be used with no secondary hard drive, Creates less heat than a m
Much faster boot times and read speeds than traditional drives; low price for an SSD

Reviewers Didn't Like

Cramped capacity; slow sequential-read speeds versus traditional hard drives

Expert reviews and ratings

When it comes to affordable SSDs, the latest fashion is towards the tiny. In that context, OCZ's new Onyx 32GB drive is as trendy as they come. But is it so small that you'd have to be a style victim to buy it? Very probably, yes. Fully...

By TechRadar on August 05, 2010

This 32GB drive is too cramped to replace a laptop drive, but for a desktop PC, it's a cheap way to speed bootup and app-launch times....

By Computer Shopper on July 01, 2010

For a budget SSD, as low as $60 on sale, the OCZ Onyx is a great way to get your feet wet in a new technology without spending substantially more on a performance model drive. It offers a noticeable performance boost over a traditional mechanical hard...

By DreamWare Computers on September 22, 2010

The value Onyx series comes in capacities of 32 and 64 gigabytes and is positioned as affordable boot disks (by the way, we covered an opponent to this model, Intel X25-V, in our previous article). The Onyx is based on the well-known Indilinx Barefoot...

By X-bit Labs on July 01, 2010

Lo storage è uno di quei settori che in quest ultimo periodo ha subito moltissimi cambiamenti, poichè gli Hard Disk, usati fin dai primi PC dotati di interfaccia Pata, stanno ormai per andare in pensione a favore dei dischi allo stato solido,...

By PCBrain on August 22, 2010

OCZ con la serie Onyx fa a rafforzare la sua leadership nel settore SSD coprendo in questo modo la fascia bassa di mercato. Come abbiamo avuto modo di vedere nei benchmark, l'Onyx non offre prestazioni entusiasmanti in lettura/scrittura ma si...

By PcHS.IT on June 23, 2010