Review: OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD

Posted by Ed Smith

Monday, 10 December 2012 00:00

Article Index
Review: OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD
Features and Specifications
Photos
Performance Testing and Results
Verdict and Conclusion

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Introduction

OCZ was kind enough to send us a drive from their newest mid range series, the Agility 4. They went big(ish) and sent us a 256GB flavor. Plenty for an OS plus games and applications and such.

This is the second series (after the Vertex 4) to use the Indilinx controller that OCZ bought. OCZ bought the entire company just to use the controllers, which is my kind of overkill!

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OCZ, as usual, gets a bit of space to talk about themselves. Space to display part of their About Us page, anyway.

Paving the Way to the Future

In recent years, OCZ has expanded beyond memory and power supplies, being one of the first major consumer brands to bring solid state drives to the market in a mission to spark mainstream adoption over traditional hard drives. Putting an end to the acceptance of slower, less reliable storage options, OCZ set out to deliver affordable, premium high-performance SSD solutions.

OCZ was the first manufacturer to implement the renowned performance of the Indilinx Barefoot controller in their SSD solutions with the ground-breaking Vertex Series, which paved the way for a surge of “me-too” solutions. Determined to remain innovative, OCZ developed two unique SSD series, Vertex Turbo and Agility, focused on higher performance and greater affordability. Furthermore, OCZ’s concern with SSD performance degradation spawned its quest for the “garbage collection” and TRIM support found in OCZ SSDs today.

With fortitude unlike any other company, OCZ continues to lead the way for this burgeoning technology. SSDs have the potential to revolutionize our everyday computing experience or even an entire business’ productivity and OCZ is dedicated to making them even better, faster, and more reliable. Our latest and next generation of SSDs are designed with both the consumer and enterprise market in mind, forming a distinct company philosophy of affordability and quality that goes into both product lines.

Our Goals

At OCZ we have one primary goal, and it is to make sure that every customer is 110% satisfied. Every employee at OCZ is dedicated to accomplishing this goal. Our product management and engineering teams are constantly developing the fastest and best performing products. Our marketing department ensures all the information needed to make an informed purchase is available and presented in an easy to understand format. The technical support department constantly studies and tests the latest hardware to be as informed as possible to help you with any issue you may have. Our customer service department is filled with customer satisfaction fanatics who will refuse to let you be disappointed.

I'm a fan of that goal. Satisfaction is quite satisfying after all! Rather than waste your time blathering, I'll go straight to specs and features next.