Remember the OCZ Colossus SSDs that we mentioned back in July? OCZ has finally announced the availability of these 3.5-inch SSDs in the US market. Coming in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities, these SSDs are based on MLC NAND flash memory chips and feature a SATA-II 3.0 Gbps interface, a 128MB of cache memory, dual controllers, a MTBF of 1.5 million hours and provide read/write speeds of up to 260/260 MB/s. The Colossus SSDs are now available for purchase via Amazon for $609 (120GB), $1,123 (250GB), $1,770 (500GB) and $3.572 (1TB), respectively. [Press Release]
OCZ has added a new member to its PCI-E SSD series by announcing the Z-Drive m84. Available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities, these SSDs feature MLC NAND flash memory chips, a PCIe x8 interface, an onboard RAID controller, a MTBF of over 1 million hours and provide read/write speeds of 870/780 MB/s for the 1GB and 512GB models, and 750/650 MB/s for the 256GB model. The OCZ Z-Drive m84 will hit the markets soon for unannounced price yet. More
OCZ has expanded its solid state drive range by releasing the Agility EX series of SSDs. This new 2.5-inch 60GB drive is based on SLC (single-level cell) NAND flash memory chips and features a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, a 64MB of onboard cache, an Indilinx Barefoot controller, a MTBF of 1.5 million hours, and provides maximum read and write speeds of 255MB/s and 195MB/s, respectively. The OCZ Agility EX will set you back $399. [TechSpot]
OCZ is back with their latest USB 2.0 flash drive ‘Zee’ targeted towards students, gamers and mobile professionals who are always on the go. Featuring an ultra sleek design, this plug-and-play drive is available in four different sizes: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. Not to mention, they’re also lightweight and small, and are capable of mainstream speeds. Sadly, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. More
Here’s the latest solid state drive series from OCZ, the OCZ Solid 2. Available in 64GB and 128GB storage capacities, these 2.5-ich drives provide a reading speed up to 125MB/s and a writing speed up to 100MB/s. They also feature a SATA II interface, a 64MB of onboard cache and a unique performance optimization to keep the drives at peak performance. No details on pricing and availability just yet. [PCLaunches]
OCZ has finally announced the price tag and the release date of their upcoming OCZ Colossus 1TB SSD. It will start shipping in mid August for a retail price of $2,500. As a reminder, the drive comes in a 3.5-inch format and provides a reading speed up to 250MB/s and a writing speed up to 220MB/s. [OCZ via Ubergizmo]
OCZ’s new Colossus SSD drive was debuted at Computex last month. Available in capacities ranging from 128GB to 1TB, all of the drives come in a 3.5-inch enclosure that sports two RAIDed SSD drives mounted to a single PCB. Unfortunately, there is no info on the release date so far. The 128GB model is priced at $299 each. [Engadget]
The OCZ Sabre is the answer for serious gamers and professionals who are searching for a high quality keyboard. Claimed as the world’s most intelligent gaming keyboard, the device has nine dynamic OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) user-programmable hotkeys that help manage time and efficiency while surfing the web, gaming, emailing, and CAD applications. These unique OLED keys can convert any digital image or text into distinctive icons, reminding the user of the personalized shortcut. Meanwhile, the remaining keys are backlit with glowing amber LEDs and blue side lighting. The OCZ Sabre OLED keyboard is priced at $135 at ZipZoomFly. More
OCZ has updated its 2.5-inch Vertex SSD series by releasing the Vertex Turbo SSD that provides higher the clock speed for both the host controller managing data and the 64MB of cache. OCZ estimates that the new SSD will offer peak read speeds of up to 270MB per second (up from 250MB) and peak write speeds of 210MB per second (up from 160MB). The OCZ Vertex Turbo SSDs is available in 30GB, 60GB, 120GB and 250GB storage capacities. Pricing info is still unavailable. [Electronista]
If you are in Japan and have at least 492800Yen($5,102) in your pocket, then you can buy the 1TB OCZ Z-Drive PCI-Express SSD that will be released in Akihabara next week. Available in 250GB, 500GB, and ITB of storage space, these SSD drives provide different reading and writing speeds. The 500GB model features a reading speed of 510MB/sec and a writing speed of 480MB/sec, meanwhile the 1TB model comes with reading speed of 500MB/sec and writing speed of 470MB/sec. [Akihabara]
