OCZ Announces Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs
OCZ packs its new SSDs with SandForce controllers. They're fast.
As fast as SSDs already are, they are getting even faster. Today OCZ unveiled the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SATA II 2.5-inch series that are faster than their predecessors.
"OCZ's original Vertex Series of solid state drives have become a top seller due to the product's exceptional performance and reliability," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. "The new Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSD lines continue that tradition by incorporating the latest controller and firmware technology."
The Vertex 2 and Agility 2 incorporate a new controller design from SandForce – one of the best solutions in the market right now. As the higher-end option, 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, both drives feature TRIM support for Windows 7 systems and will be available in 50GB, 100GB, 200GB capacities when they shipping in the next few weeks. The 400GB will become available at a later date.

At this point though, the market doesn't need faster drives, but cheaper drives.
Otherwise this is a waste for current SSD owners.
At this point though, the market doesn't need faster drives, but cheaper drives.
6Gbps should be standard as Micron 34nm chips are already breaking the 300mb/s barrier with 355mb/s transfer rate, Crucial RealSSD C300 .
I'm with ya brother.
I haven't made the SSD jump just yet but I think OCZ has really caught my attention the most. For the performace and size, the Agility series seems to have some great prices compared to the competition. They are one of the few that have gotten well below the $3/GB range in a useful capacity. Not long ago they had the 60GB for $129.00 on the Egg. We aren't far off...Q3-Q4 this year I really hope we will see more significant price drops with the new NAND tech coming out....Just in time to tell Santa what I want for Christmas =)
Agreed, but at the same time, as these new drives continue to release, the price of the older models decreases. Seems like a win-win to me even if these drives are a bit pricey when they debut. The progression of ssd's is pretty rapid so I can hope that these new releases will bring the price down so those on the fence consumers (like myself) can finally take the ssd plunge.
The main thing with the faster drives is the game performance and file copy times. Since a current drive delivers very quick responses in things like opening applications and starting your computer you might not notice any speed boost when it comes to those things with the new drives. But if you are playing a game and the load times for a level are say 12 sec with a current ssd a faster one can improve on that quite a bit... Plus one has to assume that later games will involve longer loads which means you'll need a faster hard drive sooner rather than later. But I do understand your point... the current drives access time is sub 1ms and the transfer rates are double what they are on a standard spindle drive which makes them seem almost instantaneous so why go any faster... Well as the fighter pilots always say... speed is life.