The OCZ Vertex 3 SATA III SSD is shipped inside a small and slim cardboard box, with a photo of the product on the frontal side; the packaging also lets us know that we’ll find inside a 3.5’’ SSD adapter for desktops:

On the back, we can find a small product description, along with the list of specifications:

Inside, we can find the SSD surrounded by protective material, along with the supplied documentation:

The SSD is also wrapped inside an anti-static bag; a case sticker can be found with the “My SSD is faster than your HDD” statement :); of course, the retail product also comes with the metallic 3.5’’ SSD adapter, but the reviewed sample did not come with it:

The bag is sealed with a warning sticker, which tells us to be careful with the product, because it’s static discharge sensitive:

The necessary fixing screws also come with the product:

On the top of the SSD we can see a plastic black cover with a sticker on it, featuring the OCZ logo along with the name of the product: