Ever since OCZ went through a bit of a transformation after the departure of then CEO Ryan Peterson, they?ve renewed their focus to prioritize quality and reliability. Prior to then, time to market appeared to be the main driver and it showed with OCZ having several product gaffes on both hardware and firmware fronts. Under the guidance of current CEO Ralph Schmitt, their track record has been much improved and being under the auspices of Toshiba only helps to strengthen their commitment to this philosophy. I kick off the article in this fashion for two different reasons. First is the fact that the new Vector 180 drive that we'll be looking at has promised greater reliability, which stands out as its most prominent improvement. This is not without some irony as the original embargo and subsequent release of the Vector 180 was delayed because of reports from a few product reviewers who had ?issues? with the sample drives that were sent out (we were not privy to the details). Even though some these were engineering samples and not production models, OCZ pulled the plug on the launch date of 2/27/15 to allow for a full investigation into the claims. Delaying a product launch can be costly and a coordination nightmare (I feel your pain Mia!) so it's not a decision to take lightly. I?m not so sure sure that the ?old? OCZ would?ve taken this conservative approach to put the brakes on. Likely they would?ve launched as planned with fingers crossed and a strategy to handle any issues through customer support. I don't point all of this out to besmirch their reputation. Quite the opposite. I applaud OCZ's decision and transparency on this and wanted to let consumers know that they are true to their word when they say that quality is a priority for them. For the record, we had no issues at all with the 480GB drive we received and as such, we'll move on to the overview and evaluation portion of our review.