OCZ release the fastest 2.5-inch SATA SSD

The speed of SSD technology is the manufacturers concerned about. Since the beginning of this year, many manufacturers (OCZ, PhotoFast, Super Talent) has announced the PCI-E interface using solid-state hard disk / solid-state memory card. Easy to break the speed limit SATA interface. However, this type of solid-state hard drive, cannot directly installed operating system, the cost is also high. 2.5-inch SATA the mainstream field of solid-state hard drive, Intel X25-E is still the largest sales.

OCZ today announced a new Vertex EX series solid-state hard drives, at speeds up to 260MB / s read, 210MB / s write, more than the Intel X25-E of 250MB / s read 170MB / s write, read and write speeds beyond intel X25 – E.

OCZ said, Vertex EX series using SLC flash memory particles, it did not disclose the source of the control chip. Vertex Series OCZ high-end, using Indilinx + MLC particles, the new flagship is Vertex EX likely Indilinx chip + SLC.

Vertex EX use of ultra-thin 2.5-inch design, the specifications for the 99.8×69.63×9.3mm, weight 77g. For the 60GB version of the speed of 260MB / s read 200MB / s write, 120GB version of a speed of 260MB / s read 210MB / s write and write in both sustained 100MB / s. 64MB onboard cache, the delay time of less than 0.1ms, running power 2W. Standby power consumption 0.5W, impact resistance 1500G, support RAID, working hours MTBF 1.5 million hours, a two-year warranty.