OCZ unleashes Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSD’s

Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group quotes

OCZ’s original Vertex Series of solid state drives have become a top seller due to the product’s exceptional performance and reliability.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.

Ranging from entertainment to workstation and tier 2 storage applications, OCZ is currently on fire with the best in firmware and hardware out there including the OCZ rams which are of low latency and highly overclockable.

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.

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.These are gonna give some tough competition to the Crucial 6 GBps and the ones from Seagate.So how many of you buying it !