Sunday, April 10, 2011

First Solid State Drive to Make Use of SandForce’s Ground-Breaking SF-2000 SSD Processors Now Available via Global Channel

First Solid State Drive to Make Use of SandForces Ground Breaking SF 2000 SSD Processors Now Available via Global Channel First Solid State Drive to Make Use of SandForces Ground Breaking SF 2000 SSD Processors Now Available via Global Channel

OCZ Solid State Drive, SF-2000 SSD Processors, Vertex 3 SATA III SSD, high performance solid state drive

OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced the availability of the Vertex 3 SATA III SSD Series through the Company’s extensive reseller network. Market availability will vary by region with wider overall availability continuing to ramp in the coming weeks.

“The Vertex 3 series with the SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor has been eagerly anticipated in the marketplace,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. “Our partnership with SandForce has again facilitated the introduction of a solution that sets the benchmark for industry leading performance and reliability.”

Recently showcased at the CeBIT tradeshow along with the Vertex 3 Pro, the Vertex 3 is the first available solution to feature the new SandForce SF-2200 SSD processor which harnesses the 6Gbps speed of the SATA III interface to deliver double the performance of the previous generation. The new Vertex 3 raises the bar with up to 550MB/s of bandwidth and up to 60,000 IOPS (4k random write), and is now available in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities. The enterprise-class Vertex 3 Pro series is expected to begin shipping mid-Q2.