OCZ Launches Solid 2 budget SSD Series

Author Gordon Kelly
Published 13th Aug 2009
OCZ Launches Solid 2 budget SSD Series
Bookmark and Share discuss this article  4 comments    Email  Email trustedreviews newslettersTrustedReviews Newsletters

True SSD performance for the masses?

That is what prolific SSD maker OCZ is proposing this week with its second generation 'Solid 2' solid state drive series and you know what? It might just be right.

Key to this is the 2.5in SATA II range's use of the now tried and trusted Indilinx controller with 64MB cache (as seen in the Vertex and Agility lines (and their Always Fast firmware). This means that real world performance should see none of the stuttering or reliability issues that plagued early SSDs and the real world performance of 125MBps read and 100MBps write should be more than enough for most machines.


As for capacities, they come in healthy 64GB and 128GB options, though I would like to have seen a 32GB ultra affordable model for netbook owners. MTBF (mean time between failure) is also quoted at a whopping 1.5m hours, while a standard three year warranty shows just how confident OCZ is in this newbie.

"While solid state drives offer exceptional performance, the high cost of ownership has been a barrier for many consumers," said OCZ VP of product development Eugene Chang. "It has always been our goal to make quality SSD drives affordable to the complete range of customers. By making use of the proven Indilinx controller coupled new flash technology, OCZ is excited to introduce the Solid 2 that delivers increased reliability and performance over competing traditional and solid state solutions at a price point that is truly within reach of mainstream consumers."

That price point? Frustratingly OCZ doesn't say but given that it's midrange Agility series came in at $129.99 (30GB), $219.99 (60GB) and $349.99 (120GB) in June I'd expect the Solid 2 line up to be pretty tasty when they launch imminently.

I'll update once pricing is announced.

Link:
Press Release

discuss this article  4 comments
Email this article to a friend Email
Bookmark and Share


 

Related Articles

Newsletters

Register to receive the latest Reviews and News Headlines directly to your Inbox every day, and enter our regular competitions. More Info.

Your Name


Email Address


Latest 4 of 4 Comments

Have your say: Leave a comment below about this article.

comment Darfuria said on 13th August 2009

I wonder how they calculate 170 years of mtbf

comment Gordon said on 13th August 2009

@Darfuria intensive stress testing to do equivalents of years in a much shorter time.

comment Beaky69 said on 13th August 2009

You'd think with a 170 year MTBF, they'd be fairly safe offering a lifetime warranty?!

comment ChaosDefinesOrder said on 13th August 2009

@Beaky69: The problem with giving a lifetime warranty is that they would then have to support that product for life, which is an obvious conundrum for them because they want people... more

See all 4 comments on this article.

add comment Add your comment

You must be logged in to comment. Login or register here.