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OCZ hits back with a new line of external SSDs, the Lightfoot. Coming in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB sizes, these external SSDs are equipped with Intel’s Thunderbolt connection interface, a Marvell controller and capable of delivering transfer speeds of up to 750MB/s. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [DDDR]
Coming in both 64GB and 128GB capacities, the Synapse is OCZ’s latest line of SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs for the mass market. These 2.5-inch SSDs are packed with 2Xnm MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a SandForce SF-2281 controller, TRIM support, a MTBF of 2 million hours and promise to provide read/write speeds of up to 550/490 MB/s (64GB Model) and 550/510 MB/s (128GB Model), respectively. The Synapse series will be available from January 2012 for 15,000 Yen / $192 (64GB Model) and 25,000 Yen / $321 (128GB Model), respectively. [OCZ]
OCZ is about to launch a new line of SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs into the market, the Petrol. Available in three different storage capacities: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB, these entry-level 2.5-inch SSDs are equipped with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, an Indilinx Everest controller, TRIM support, a MTBF of 1,250,000 hours and provide read/write speeds of up to 360/135 MB/s (128GB Model), 370/240 MB/s (256GB Model) and 370 /250 MB/s (512GB Model), respectively. The Petrol series will be available from late December for 14,000 Yen / $180 (128GB Model), 31,000 Yen / $399 (256GB Model) and 65,000 Yen / $837 (512GB Model), respectively. [Product Page]
OCZ has released a new line of SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs, the Octane. Coming in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities, these 2.5-inch SSDs are packed with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, an Indilinx Everest controller, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, TRIM support, a MTBF of 1,250,000 hours and capable of delivering read and write speeds of up to 535MB/s and 400MB/s, respectively. The 128GB, 256GB and 512GB models are priced at 19,500 Yen (about $251), 35,500 Yen (about $457) and 85,000 Yen (about $1,095), respectively. [Product Page]
OCZ has launched the Talos 2 SSD series. Designed for enterprise systems, the storage device has capacities of up to 1TB and supports the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 6.0Gbps interface. The OCZ Talos 2 is composed of either MLC (multi-level cell), eMLC (enterprise MLC) or SLC (single-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips. The solid state drive offers random transactional performance at up to 70,000 4K IOPS and features improved mixed workload (75% read; 25% write) performance with up to 42,000 8K IOPS. [techPowerUp]
OCZ Technology has unveiled the Octane SATA 3.0 and Octane-S2 SATA 2.0 SSD series. The Octane SATA 3.0 provides read speeds of 560MB/s and write speeds of 400MB/s, while the Octane-S2 SATA 2.0 features read speeds of 275MB/s and write speeds of 265MB/s. Both SSDs use the Indilinx Everest platform to deliver up to 45,000 IOPS. Available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB of storage capacities, these storage devices have a dual-core controller chip and up to 512MB cache. No word on pricing at this time. [Anand Tech]
OCZ today introduced the new Synapse Cache SSD Series. Available in 64GB and 128GB models, these 2.5-inch SATA III SSDs are powered by NVELO’s DataPlex caching software that will increase the overall performance of the computer by using an SSD as a cache for the existing HDD. The 64GB model offers up to 550/490Mbps read/write speeds and 75,000 IOPS, while the 128GB model delivers 550/510MBps and 80,000 IOPS performance. Too bad, there is no info on pricing at this time. [OCZ and NVELO]
OCZ Technology today introduced the Talos series, a line of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SSDs. This storage device is designed for enterprise applications that require ultra-fast and high capacity solutions equipped with multi-level cell (MLC) NAND. The Talos SAS SSDs deliver incredible speed with up to 64,000 4K random IOPS, providing clients who require substantial transactional processing with superior performance and cost-savings. In addition, the Talos SAS SSDs are available in 3.5-inch form factors (2.5-inch to follow) and range from 200GB to 960GB. The company is now sampling Talos to strategic customers and the drives will be made available to SMB and enterprise clients through OCZ’s business-to-business channel. [Press Release]
OCZ hits back with a new line of SSDs, the Solid 3. Coming in two different capacities: 60GB and 120GB, these 2.5-inch SSDs are equipped with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SandForce SF-2281 controller, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, TRIM support, a MTBF of 2 million hours and promise to deliver read and write speeds of up to 500MB/s and 450MB/s, respectively. The 60GB and 120GB models are priced at 109 Euro and 199 Euro, respectively. [Softpedia]
OCZ today unveiled the VeloDrive PCI-Express SSD, which is targeted toward small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The VeloDrive can be run in either hardware or software RAID mode and can be deployed in half-height or full-height system requirements. When compared with competing PCIe flash-based solutions, the highly-efficient VeloDrive has a minimal impact on system resources including CPU utilization and the system’s DRAM footprint. Eliminating the SATA/SAS bottleneck, the PCIe-based VeloDrive has the ability to delivers transfer speeds of up to 1GB/s and 130,000 4KB random write IOPS, and features SandForce SF-1565 SSD processors for enhanced reliability and power loss data protection. The OCZ VeloDrive PCI-Express SSD will be available in 300GB, 600GB and 1.2TB models. [OCZ]
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