Earlier this week OCZ released information on its upcoming PCI-Express based SSD, the Z-Drive.
“It is our goal to deliver tailored SSD solutions for the complete spectrum of high performance applications,” said Eugene Chang, Vice President of Product Management at the OCZ Technology Group. “Designed for ultra high performance consumers, the Z-Drive takes the SATA bottleneck out of the equation by employing the ultra fast PCI-Express architecture with a RAID controller and four Vertex controllers configured in four-way RAID 0 within an all-in-one product, making this solution ideal for applications that put a premium on both storage performance and maximum capacity.”
Utilizing a combined 256MB of local cache and an onboard RAID controller the Z-Drive is capable of speeds up to 510MB/s read and 480MB/s write. The drive also features ultra-fast data access, lower power consumption, and superior durability in comparison to traditional disk-based hard drives.
The Z-Drives will come in of 250GB, 500GB and 1 TB sizes. No prices were announced, but looking at the performance specs alone these appear to be the Lamborghini of hard drives so expect them to be priced accordingly.
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