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The Vector 150 comes in a small, black and blue box. Along with a picture of the drive, the front advertises many of its key features including its 120GB capacity, SATA 6Gbps interface, Indilinx controller, MLC flash memory and TRIM support. The back of the box provides a bit more information regarding the Vector 150's features and capabilities. Inside, you'll find the SSD, a 3.5" adapter bracket, mounting screws, "I Love My SSD" sticker, installation guide and a small piece of paper with download instructions and serial number for Acronis True Image.
Physical Features:
The construction of the Vector 150 is very similar to that of OCZ's original Vector and Vertex 450 SSDs. The outer casing is made entirely out of aluminum and is covered by a great looking silver finish. The top of the drive also has a large, blue and gray sticker showing that it is part of OCZ's Vector series.
Like the Vector, the Vector 150 uses the Indilinx Barefoot 3 M00 (IDX500M00-BC) controller chip. Designed entirely in-house, the Barefoot 3 M00 is powered by an ARM Cortex processor as well as OCZ's own Aragon co-processor.
For the 120GB Vector 150, OCZ opted to use Toshiba's 16GB 19nm TH58TEG7DDJBA4C Toggle Mode MLC NAND flash chips. Looking at the pictures above, you can see that there are eight of these chips on one side of the PCB. The drive also has two 256MB Micron IWM77-D9PFJ DDR3 memory chips that are used for caching and garbage collection.
