{"video_id":"DAr5FxPum2Q","title":"OCZ Vertex 2 160GB Feat. 25nm NAND Flash SSD Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2011-05-08T14:53:29Z","duration_s":278,"segments":[{"start_s":1.12,"end_s":7.279,"text":"all right well it's been a little while since I've unboxed a 2 and 1/2 in SSD","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":5.44,"end_s":11.2,"text":"but the reality of it is there hasn't really been anything new to talk about","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":9.04,"end_s":14.799,"text":"so today I have something that is new to talk about this is a new capacity of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.4,"end_s":19.359,"text":"vertex 2 from ocz okay that's not what's new about it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":17.56,"end_s":25.519,"text":"it features the sand Force controller with reads up to 285 Megs per second 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because one of the big","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":263.84,"end_s":269.44,"text":"improvements with higher density flash is that we're going to see bigger","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":267.759,"end_s":273.8,"text":"capacities and lower prices over the next uh coming","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":271.639,"end_s":279.6,"text":"months don't forget to subscribe to lineus Tech tips for more unboxings","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":275.36,"end_s":279.6,"text":"reviews and other Tech videos","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"all right well it's been a little while since I've unboxed a 2 and 1/2 in SSD but the reality of it is there hasn't really been anything new to talk about so today I have something that is new to talk about this is a new capacity of vertex 2 from ocz okay that's not what's new about it it features the sand Force controller with reads up to 285 Megs per second and wres up to 275 Megs per second that's also not new and it features 25 NM flash that's new so 25 NM flash is the reason why this capacity is different from the other ones 25 NM means higher densities and it also means more potential for errors so ocz had to really tweak and rework the firmware this is a natural progression as the as the flash gets to be higher and higher density there becomes more potential for there to be mistakes when you're writing to it so they had to work in extra capacity that's built in for error correction as well well as make some tweaks to the firmware in order to make the sand Force controller work with the 25 NM flash so that was pretty much it um if all you wanted to know is what is the difference between the new vertex 2 ssds and the old ones so the new ones are in capacities like say for example 80 gig and 160 gig and the old ones are in capacities like 60120 and 240 so if you wanted to know what the difference differ is the difference is 25 NM versus 34 nanm Flash and obviously a different firmware because they are using different flash but the performance is pretty much the same the reliability is pretty much the same because of the hard work that San force and ocz do on their products to make sure that they don't die speaking of not dying uh let me just double check here but I'll let you guys know what the warranty is for this particular Drive last time I checked I think it was 2 years we're going to have to check that I think there's a card inside that tells us actually oh here's something new on their packaging Mac check that out so this SSD is completely Windows Andor Mac compatible oh yeah if you want to see the general specs here it is zoomed in you can pause that and read that if you want to so that's the full specs other than that they haven't changed the packaging much it still includes a 2 and 1/2 in to 3 and 1/2 in drive adapter I don't see any screws so I hope you have some screws included with your case you probably do okay so that just goes in there slips into the back of the foam packaging and on the other side we find a couple things first my SSD is faster than your HDD that is hard disk drive or solid state drive and yes yes it is it's faster than any hard dis drive out there all right here we are warranty stuff okay epitomize a new Vanguard of quality products warranted test conform to okay duration 3 years okay there we go three years on the vertex 2 there's the screws okay so that's all the screws you'll need for mounting the drive with the adapter so if you don't have a case like the fractal design to find R3 or any other case that has 2 and 1/2 in Drive mounts then you will need to use that adapter and you can use that to mounted anywhere a 3 and 1/2 in drive would go so we'll have a look at the SSD itself which looks pretty much the same as any other vertex 2 SSD from ocz you got your standard SATA 2 remember this is still SATA 2 interface there's your data there's your power here's some uh oh looks like there were some jumper pins there but they are not part of the final design and then here we've got okay rated for DC 5 volt some Do not drop do not press be careful with it basically warranty boy if remove so don't try and remove the uh covering from it you got your standard mounting holes on the side and the bottom so this is going to be compatible with pretty much any laptop out there as well I actually actually recently installed an SSD in a laptop for my ant which I unboxed it was a Sony VIO a little while back so thank you for checking out my unboxing of the new all new and improved ocz vertex 2 25 Nom so that is 80 gig and 160 gig right now and who knows what else is coming because one of the big improvements with higher density flash is that we're going to see bigger capacities and lower prices over the next uh coming months don't forget to subscribe to lineus Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other Tech videos"}