OCZ Intros Indilinx Everest 2-based Agility 4 Series SSDs
The Indilinx Everest 2 controller goes mainstream with the release of the Agility 4 SSD series.
With the release of the Vertex 4, OCZ showed us the future of its SSDs and the fruits of its purchase of Indilinx. The joint venture with Marvell has turned in great performance numbers with the Indilinx Everest 2 controller. In addition, OCZ has added additional performance to its new controller with the most recent firmware update.
Now, OCZ has updated its mainstream Agility SSD series to its new Indilinx Everest 2 controller. The Agility 4 will be available in four capacities; 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB. The drives utilize 25 nm Asynchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC) based on a SATA 6.0 GB/s interface and 2.5 form factor. The Agility 4 256 GB comes in around the price of $1.03/GB compared to roughly $1.17/GB with a comparable Vertex 4.
Product Performance:
Performance | 64 GB | 128 GB | 256 GB | 512 GB |
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Sequential Reads | 300 MB/s | 400 MB/s | 400 MB/s | 400 MB/s |
Sequential Writes | 200 MB/s | 300 MB/s | 400 MB/s | 400 MB/s |
Random 4k Read IOPS | 46,000 IOPS | 58,000 IOPS | 48,000 IOPS | 48,000 IOPS |
Random 4k Write IOPS | 47,000 IOPS | 72,000 IOPS | 85,000 IOPS | 85,000 IOPS |
“For mainstream storage applications, there is no product better suited in the industry than our Agility 4 SSDs, providing the ultimate in access speed, application performance, endurance and reliability, at price points that most cost-conscious users will find appealing,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. “As mobile users and applications continue to grow, adding to the deluge of data being generated on a daily basis, our Agility 4 SSD series provide great IOPS performance at a reasonable price enabling the user experience to be heightened especially for video streaming, music, photos, gaming, and online transaction processing (OLTP).”
For more information, visit OCZ Technology's website for the Agility 4
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drwho1 I still think that SSD manufactures need to lower their prices to at least .75 per GB...Reply
(if they want their SSD's to be Mainstream)
This would put a 256GB SSD for around $192 dollars, still way more money than a hard drive, but way more enticing to the masses ... hence Mainstream.
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gmarsack I just bought a second 120GB OCZ SSD from NewEgg with a discount code for 93 bucks or $0.775 per GB. Not too bad. :) The prices do seem to be coming done a little anyway. A year ago I paid 149 for the same exact drive.Reply -
zaznet I'm expecting the next 6-12 months to be when I'll finally buy a 64-128GB SSD. Still waiting for the price to drop below the $1 per GB mark and I feel it coming.Reply -
I'm not sure where you guys get your prices but SSD's can already be had for $.70/GB on Newegg. You just have to look.Reply
240GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227796
120GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227795 -
zaznet You know I hadn't looked on Newegg for at least a month. I checked the price from the link in this article and the OCZ site leads you to non-newegg retailers where the price is still above the $1 per GB mark. Hmmmm... which Friday is payday???Reply
That 120GB for $99 is the sweet spot for me. -
nyghtstar Be warned, if you buy a OCZ SSD from a retailer offering a rebate, it will be like pulling teeth and you can only use the rebate (if you get it) to buy something from OCZ.Reply
Unhappy customer... -
nyghtstar Also, before you buy anything from OCZ check out the reviews on Amazon. Trust me, you won't be so in love with OCZ after you read the reviews.Reply -
drwho1 josephjpetersI'm not sure where you guys get your prices but SSD's can already be had for $.70/GB on Newegg. You just have to look.240GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod 6820227796120GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod 6820227795Reply
your link for a 240 is listed there for $189
that's $1.26 per GB NOT exactly priced for the masses / mainstream yet.
True there are days on Newegg that you can find good deals...
(this one not been one of them)
but the main problem is that this is not the norm.
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nyghtstar Don't know why Tom's Hardware continues to push OCZ. Maybe it's because they get free SSD's who knows. But check out there failure rate before you buy. Drinking the OCZ kool aid might be getting you some free SSD's for now but how will it be in the long run when you loose followers?Reply -
chewy1963 drwho1your link for a 240 is listed there for $189that's $1.26 per GB NOT exactly priced for the masses / mainstream yet.True there are days on Newegg that you can find good deals...(this one not been one of them)but the main problem is that this is not the norm.Reply
Ummm you better try that math again drwho1... 240 GB for $189 = 78.75 cents per GB. I think you did the calculation backwards (which would give you GB's per dollar).