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The Vector 180 comes in a small, black and blue box. While there aren't a lot of details on the front, the back of the box advertises many of the drive's key features including its SATA 6Gbps interface, 2.5" ultra-slim form factor, MLC flash memory, TRIM support and AES 256-bit encryption. Inside the box you'll find the SSD, a 3.5" adapter bracket, mounting screws, installation guide, download instructions and serial number for Acronis True Image and a small sheet of paper with information on how to reach OCZ's tech support.
Physical Features:
The construction of the Vector 180 is very similar to that of OCZ's Vector 150 and ARC 100 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, black, blue and white sticker showing that it is part of OCZ's Vector 180 series.
Like the Vector 150 and AMD Radeon R7, the Vector 180 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 240GB Vector 180, OCZ opted to use Toshiba's A19nm TH58TEG7DDKBA4C MLC NAND flash modules. Looking at the pictures above, you can see that there are eight of these 16GB NAND flash packages on either side of the PCB. The drive also has two 256MB Micron 4ZK77 D9PSH DDR3 SDRAM memory chips that are used for caching and garbage collection. The bright orange capacitor on the bottom of the PCB is part of OCZ's Power Failure Management Plus (PFM+) feature which helps prevent "brick drive syndrome" that can occur during sudden power losses.
