Delft,
Netherlands.—April 24, 2009—OCZ Technology Group,
Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high
reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the Z-Drive,
a PCI-Express based SSD solution designed to meet the stringent demands
of enthusiast computing environments and high-end workstations. First
debuted at Cebit 2009 in Germany, the Z-Drive is the latest premium
solid state storage solution from OCZ.
“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.”
OCZ continues to develop its enthusiast storage solutions that provide
incredible speeds and higher storage capacities that rival conventional
hard drives. The Z-Drive is based on cutting-edge PCI Express
architecture that breaks through the performance barriers previously
found with SATA interface. Offering a truly enthusiast grade storage
upgrade from traditional hard disc drives, OCZ’s Z-Drive
utilizes a combined 256MB of local cache and an onboard RAID
controller, to provide a complete solution in a compact form factor.
The OCZ Z-Drives offer space and cost-savings that uses significantly
less power thanks to the benefits of high-quality flash-based storage
in an integrated total-solution.
The OCZ Z-Drive is the result of the latest breakthroughs in technology
building on the advantages of flash-based storage, delivering
incredible performance that translates to professional-class data
storage enthusiasts have come to expect from OCZ’s premium
offerings. These next-generation drives feature exceptional speeds up
to 510MB/s read and 480MB/s write, all while delivering lowered power
consumption, ultra-fast data access, superior durability, and lower
cost per ownership compared to conventional hard drives when factoring
in the need for multiple drives and a separate RAID controller. In
configurations of 250GB, 500GB, and massive 1TB capacities and priced
aggressively to be within reach of high end consumers, the OCZ Z-Drive
offers ample room to create a high performance storage array for
enthusiast high performance systems.
For more information on the OCZ Z-Drive, please visit our product page here.
