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Product Description OCZ Technology 256GB Vertex 4 Series SATA 6.0 GB/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) With Industry's Highest 120K IOPS And 5-Year Warranty - VTX4-25SAT3-256G Amazon.com As the fourth generation of the legendary Vertex SSD family, the Vertex 4 Series pushes storage performance to the max and redefines the modern day computing experience. Vertex 4 SSDs are innovatively engineered to deliver industry-leading file transfer rates and superior system responsiveness, all while providing a more durable, reliable, and energy efficient storage solution compared to traditional hard drives. The OCZ Vertex 4 2.5-inch SSD (view larger). Designed to take full advantage of the SATA III interface, the Vertex 4 unleashes ultimate productivity, gaming, and multimedia applications. This model of the 2.5-inch Vertex 4 SSD (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) offers 256 GB of storage capacity, a 510 MB/s maximum sequential write speed, and 120,000 IOPS maximum I/O performance. It's backed by a 5-year limited warranty. Excelling in Performance, No Matter the File Type Mirroring real-world performance scenarios over a broad spectrum of consumer desktop and mobile applications, Vertex 4 SSDs are designed to provide a superior user experience and extreme performance over the other current solutions available on the market. With the cutting-edge Indilinx Everest 2 platform, Vertex 4 is optimized for consistently high speeds with the complete spectrum of file types and sizes including both compressible and incompressible data for balanced performance like no other drive you've experienced. Key Features Industry's Highest IOPs You'll get incredible performance in workstation and heavy-duty environments with multiple data threads and performance up to 120,000 IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second, pronounced eye-ops). No Compression-Related Performance Limitations Better performance with "real world" data streams of varying "compressibility" as well as fully incompressible data such as videos and multimedia files, encrypted data, archive files such as .ZIP files, and software. Indilinx Infused Everest 2 Platform Its leading-edge, dual-ARM controller architecture enables faster performance like nothing else you've experienced. Fast Boot Times and Ultra-Low Latency Boot up in as little as 9 seconds, and industry-low latencies of .04 reads and .02 writes enable superior multitasking and flawless performance. Ndurance 2.0 Technology Advanced suite of NAND Flash management to increase durability and reliability to expand the NAND's lifespan. Industry-Leading Warranty Limited 5 year warranty backed by OCZ's renowned service (with toll-free tech support and 24-hour online forum support) for ultimate peace of mind. More Specifications Designed with a superior user experience and extreme performance (view larger). Reliability/Protection Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 2 million hours Data Path Protection: ECC corrects up to 128 random bits/1KB Data Encryption: 256-bit AES-compliant, ATA Security Mode Features Product Health Monitoring: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support Compatibility Serial ATA (SATA): Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization (Serial ATA Revision 3.0) and ATA/ATAPI-8 Standard Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Operating System: Windows XP 32-bit /64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit / 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit; Linux; Mac OS X Additional Features Performance Optimization: TRIM (requires OS support), dynamic and static wear-leveling, background garbage collection, Indilinx nDurance 2.0 Technology to extend SSD lifespan Other Performance Features: Ndurance 2.0 Technology (reduced write amplification without compression, advanced multi-level ECC, adaptive NAND flash management) Service & Support: 5-year warranty, toll-free tech support, 24 hour forum support The SSD Advantage Whether you're refreshing an older laptop or trying to maximize the potentia