OCZ has just introduced a new line of affordable 2.5" SSD drives. Their goal seems to be to create a "quality choice for value-conscious upgraders looking to add the benefits of solid state architecture without the higher price premiums."
"The addition of a mini-USB port also makes it possible for customers in the field to update the Solid Series’ firmware should new versions become available, to further enhance compatibility or performance with future platforms."
"Available in capacities of 30GB, 60GB, and 120GB and deliver up to an incredible 155 MB/s and 90 MB/s read/write speeds and seek times of less than 0.35ms, making the Solid series up to 10x as fast on a seek-time basis than the best performing 2.5” HDDs on the market, all while consuming 50% less power. Current generation SSD drives are designed and optimized for the latest mobile platforms and are not recommended for use in laptops models purchased prior to 2007."
Retail prices are likely to be $89 for the 30GB model, $159 for the 60GB model and $299 for the 120GB model. This is in line with current pricing on the Core V2 SSDs after mail in rebates currently offered.
- From the OCZ website
I'm not sure why the disclaimer against PCs more than about two years old but speculation seems to be it has to do with the SATA2 interface.
I recently wrote a quick review on these forums about my 60GB OCZ Core V2 drive that can be found - here
Based on appearance and specifications this seems to be a reworked Core V2 product.
"The addition of a mini-USB port also makes it possible for customers in the field to update the Solid Series’ firmware should new versions become available, to further enhance compatibility or performance with future platforms."
"Available in capacities of 30GB, 60GB, and 120GB and deliver up to an incredible 155 MB/s and 90 MB/s read/write speeds and seek times of less than 0.35ms, making the Solid series up to 10x as fast on a seek-time basis than the best performing 2.5” HDDs on the market, all while consuming 50% less power. Current generation SSD drives are designed and optimized for the latest mobile platforms and are not recommended for use in laptops models purchased prior to 2007."
Retail prices are likely to be $89 for the 30GB model, $159 for the 60GB model and $299 for the 120GB model. This is in line with current pricing on the Core V2 SSDs after mail in rebates currently offered.
- From the OCZ website
I'm not sure why the disclaimer against PCs more than about two years old but speculation seems to be it has to do with the SATA2 interface.
I recently wrote a quick review on these forums about my 60GB OCZ Core V2 drive that can be found - here
Based on appearance and specifications this seems to be a reworked Core V2 product.
