Let’s take a look at OCZ’s newest SSD, the Sandforce based Vertex 3.20 240GB SSD. It features all the Sandforce performance we know and love, but with new and modern 20nm MLC flash. It should be epic and affordable, that’s the goal anyway. Let’s see how it does!
OCZ of course has been at this for a while now, here’s what they have to say about themselves and the SSD business:
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With a 10-year history of developing best-in-class PC components for professionals, enthusiasts, and gamers, OCZ is committed to innovation and we share our customers’ passion for performance. Founded in 2002, San Jose, California-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a global leader in the design and manufacturing of industry-leading solid state drives (SSDs), a disruptive, game-changing technology that is replacing traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). OCZ became one of the first major consumer brands to offer cost-efficient SSDs that helped to pioneer mainstream adoption over slower, less reliable HDDs, resulting in today’s burgeoning market. With a rich portfolio of consumer SSD offerings for laptop, desktop, and workstation applications covering a range of popular interfaces and media formats, our SSDs deliver exceptional I/O performance, differentiated features, lower power consumption and superior reliability, all of which translate into faster file transfers, instant system boot-ups, and an enhanced computing or gaming experience. |
I don’t know about “instant” but the OCZ SSDs I’ve tested so far have certainly been fast!
Recently OCZ has had some money (and CEO) issues, but now with a new CEO and some reshuffling of the SSD lines they’ve secured a stack of funding and look to be back on track for SSD domination. Excellent news if you ask me!
Let’s check out the specs and features of this Vertex 3.20 240GB drive next.
