OCZ Agility EX is equipped with 60GB SLC NAND memory

Posted on Wednesday, August 26 2009 @ 22:03 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
OCZ introduced the Agility EX series, the company's first consumer SSD to make use of SLC NAND flash memory. The first Agility EX solid state disk features 60GB of storage capacity and promises read speeds of up to 255MB/s, write speeds of up to 195MB/s and sustained write speeds of up to 100MB/s. The OCZ Agility EX uses the Indilinx SSD controller and comes with a 3-year warranty, it will soon be available for around $399.
The Agility EX provides the best of both worlds —the performance and advantages of SLC NAND technology at an incredible value. Based on the quality Indilinx controller, the Agility EX Series delivers an enhanced computing experience with faster application loading, snappier data access, shorter boot-ups, and longer battery life.

“Though SLC has traditionally been more expensive than MLC flash there are both performance and lifespan advantages to SLC based solid state drives, it is for consumers that require the extended reliability of single level cell flash that we are now introducing the Agility EX series of SSDs,” commented Eugene Chang, VP of Product Management at the OCZ technology Group. “The Agility EX offers consumers the most cost effective SLC solid state storage solution on the market, and when customers take all the benefits of SLC into consideration the total cost of ownership of these drives truly shines through.”

With superior performance over both conventional hard drives and MLC (multi-level cell) SSDs, the SLC-based Agility EX features incredible sequential and random write speeds for an unparalleled computing experience across the complete spectrum of applications. In addition to exceptional performance the Agility EX series provides an improved total cost of ownership (TCO) with its superior write/erase cycle endurance. Agility EX SSDs feature industry-dominating speeds, up to 255MB/s read and 195MB/s write speeds, 64MB of onboard cache, and unique performance optimization to keep the drives at peak performance.




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