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drwho07



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:31 am    Post subject: Core Series SATA II 2.5 Solid State Drive

OCZ Technology Announces Core Series SATA II 2.5 Solid State Drive Delivering the World’s First Truly Affordable High-Performance SSD for Consumers at Price Points Less Than 50% of Comparable High Performance SSDs


SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (LSE:OCZ), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drives (SSDs). OCZ has gained momentum in this pioneering technology, which uses NAND flash instead of rotating platters as the storage medium, and is a high-performance, highly reliable and energy-efficient alternative to conventional hard disc drives.

The OCZ Core Series delivers the performance and reliability of the latest SSDs at a 50% less price per gigabyte than other high speed offerings currently on the market. For the first time, OCZ is putting SSD technology within reach of the average consumer, and delivering on the promise of SSDs as an alternative to traditional hard drives in consumer targeted mobile applications.

“SSDs offer higher performance, reliability, and energy efficiency than conventional HDDs but the cost variance has limited adoption of vastly superior SSD technology, until now,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. “It is our mission to deliver the highest performance products to consumers at reasonable prices, and with the release of the Core Series SSDs we have done exactly that.”

OCZ Core Series Solid State Drives enable enhanced productivity in everyday computing and intensive multi-tasking applications. Perfect for notebooks, the Core Series is ideal for energy-efficient mobile computing to extend battery life, increase access time, and provide a durable alternative to conventional hard disc drives with superior shock resistance. High capacities and low power consuming NAND flash technology provide the necessary performance and battery life boosts generated by the proliferation of mobile gaming and new ultra-thin laptops. With fast access and seek times combined with excellent reliability, the OCZ Core Series SSDs are the answer for consumers demanding this latest storage technology.

The drives feature a durable yet lightweight alloy housing, and because OCZ SSDs have no moving parts, the drives are not prone to damage from common mishandling. Designed for ultimate reliability, these SSDs have an excellent 1.5 million hour mean time before failure (MTBF) ensuring peace of mind over the long term. All Core Series SSD drives come backed a two year warranty and OCZ’s legendary service and support.

Core series SSD drives are available in capacities of 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB and deliver incredible 120-143Mbs/ 80-93Mbs read/write speeds and seek times of less than 0.35ms, making the Core series up to 10x as fast on a seek-time basis and up to 40% faster on a R/W basis that the best performing 2.5” HDDs on the market, all while consuming 50% less power. MSRPs at time of launch are USD $169, $259 and $479 for 32GB, 64GB and 128GB models respectively.

Source:- OCZ Technology Announces Core Series SATA II 2.5 Solid State Drive Delivering the World's First Truly Affordable High-Performance SSD for Consumers at Price Points Less Than 50% of Comparable High Performance SSDs

Product page:- http://www.ocztechnology.com/product...ata_ii_2_5-ssd
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Werebo



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:26 pm    Post subject:

Wow!!! I expect it won't be long before they start appearing in 3.5" 250Gb upwards sizes. Then the prices will start dropping.....
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drwho07



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:19 pm    Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.]

It probably won't drop much till the heavy hitters, get into the act.
When Seagate, Maxtor, Samsung and Toshiba all are making solid state drives, then we'll see a significant price drop.

Look how the flash drives have come down in price......
Everybody and their cousin is making them and they are dirt cheap.
I recently saw an 8 gig flash drive for sale for $30.
I bought a six gig drive for $39, about six months ago.
That's the same price I paid for a 4 gig flash drive about a year ago.
Flash memory just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper and the little drives are getting bigger and bigger.

I hope I live to see the day when mechanical hard drives are NO MORE.
I've been fighting with those miserable mechanical monsters for 28 years now and I'll be tickled silly, to see them GONE!

Doc Cool
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Werebo



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:12 am    Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.]

drwho07 wrote:
I hope I live to see the day when mechanical hard drives are NO MORE.
I've been fighting with those miserable mechanical monsters for 28 years now and I'll be tickled silly, to see them GONE!

Doc Cool

Awwww - Won't you miss them just a little bit???

Mind you, with all the energy-reduction designed components start coming onto the market, I'm waiting for the day when I start recommending 300W-450W PSU's (or less) to folks! Wink
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drwho07



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:53 am    Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.]

Naw.....many folks will still want every power hungry add-on imaginable.
PSU's will continue to go UP in size and wattage.

I just upgraded from a brand X 450 watt PSU, to an "Andec Earthwatts 650".
I wasn't having any power problems, but I want to add another hard drive so just wanted some Cusion.

Cheers,
Doc Cool
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