OCZ Technology Announces Vertex 2 and Agility 2 Solid State Drives

[btarunr]

OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDDs), today unveiled the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD) Series. These are new enthusiast-class SSDs designed for consumers who are seeking unprecedented speed and reliability with the goal of enhancing both their daily computing experience and long-term productivity.

"OCZ's original Vertex Series of solid state drives have become a top seller due to the product's exceptional performance and reliability," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "The new Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSD lines continue that tradition by incorporating the latest controller and firmware technology. They are an excellent solution for customers who are looking for improved transfer rates and best-in-class input/output per second (IOPS) for a wide range of uses, ranging from entertainment to workstation and tier 2 storage applications. Additionally, this new product line highlights our continuing determination to be the market leader in the high reliability memory and flash-based storage market."



Building on the features that distinguished their highly acclaimed predecessors, the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 incorporate a cutting-edge new controller design that delivers superior performance across the board. As the higher-end option, the Vertex 2 excels in 4KB random writes up to 50,000 IOPS and features transfer rates up to 285MB/s read and 275MB/s write. For the value-conscious enthusiast, Agility 2 provides similar performance at a lower price point and delivers identical read/write rates and 4KB random writes up to 10,000 IOPS.

OCZ Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs not only provide a faster, more responsive PC experience, but also promote cooler, quieter and more energy-efficient conditions compared to traditional mechanical hard drives. Built with SATA 3Gb/s, the drives easily integrate into today's mobile and desktop platforms and feature TRIM support for Windows 7 systems. Available in 50GB, 100GB, 200GB, and 400GB capacities, Vertex 2 and Agility 2 will begin shipping in the next few weeks through OCZ's extensive global channel. Both series come backed by a three-year warranty and OCZ's dedicated technical support for ultimate peace of mind.

For more information, visit the product pages for the Agility 2 and Vertex 2 solid state drives.

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[RejZoR]

They brag so much about better SSD reliability, but they give only 3 year warranty. I'd expect them to give at least 5 years if not even 10. That's what you get on most flash USB drives...

 

[Lu(ky]

I agree it sounds great on paper and this new controller is suppose to be great but 3 years Wow nice to see them stand behind there product.. I wait for benches to come out with a raid 0 config. I am really not happy with OCZ products, and I must say OCZ is the worse company with giving rebates back.

 

[simlariver]

When will we see them on the market ? This is starting to shape like a truly viable alternative to the Intel SSD's. If they have a comparable price, that is.

 

[DaJMasta]

When will we see them on the market ? This is starting to shape like a truly viable alternative to the Intel SSD's. If they have a comparable price, that is.

Their last generation drives were comparable to the X-25M G2... this is quite a bit beyond at least in terms of theoretical performance. 3 years warranty is a bit low, but part of it is the cost of having to replace it down the road, I wouldn't expect these models to be selling in 3 years time, so if you RMAed at the end of the third year they'd be giving you a whole new product probably several generations ahead of this one....


I agree it's nice to see longer ones, but they're probably just going to attach a 5 year warranty to their highest end drives in an effort to make them more justified for the price.

 

[IceCreamBarr]

4K @ 50,000... so we are looking at 200MB/sec at the lowest end. Sounds like fluffing to me - I hope I'm wrong

Barr

 

[zads]

Just what OCZ needs, ANOTHER damn SSD product line.
How many is that now, 20?
Don't bother to buy this one, they are coming out with Vertex 3 in 2 weeks.

 

[Phxprovost]

Just what OCZ needs, ANOTHER damn SSD product line.
How many is that now, 20?
Don't bother to buy this one, they are coming out with Vertex 3 in 2 weeks.

this is what i was thinking

 

[WarEagleAU]

Good one Zads.
@Lucky, yes they suck ass for their Rebates.

However, writes and reads are both creeping up and I love the IOPS boost. Is the new controller they are using the one that was posted about a couple weeks back? I cant remember the name but I know it isnt idilinx, samsung, or toshiba.

 

[NinjaCool]

Their are build on the Sandforce SF-1200 controller which is very fast coming from the reviews.
I'm having a lookout in the shops soon as i want me a Sandforce SSD

 

[sethk]

Before the original X25-M, very few SSD drives broke the 20MB/s barrier on 4K random writes on an MLC drive. 200MB/s 4KB random write is blazingly fast.

4KB random read is the one you actually feel though in day to day desktop OS performance (in conjunction with the normal sequential read / write numbers).

 

[NinjaCool]

They brag so much about better SSD reliability, but they give only 3 year warranty. I'd expect them to give at least 5 years if not even 10. That's what you get on most flash USB drives...

I agree it sounds great on paper and this new controller is suppose to be great but 3 years Wow nice to see them stand behind there product.. I wait for benches to come out with a raid 0 config. I am really not happy with OCZ products, and I must say OCZ is the worse company with giving rebates back.

That's actually 1 year more then some of the other Sandforce SF-1200 that's coming, so yeah its how we see the trust in this new processor that has Advanced Error Correction and Intelligent Wear Leveling highlighted as some of the main selling points.