OCZ Shipping Vertex 3 SSDs at 120GB, 240GB and 480GB
2.5-inch units with SandForce SF-2200 processor
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on April 14, 2011 at 2:50 pmOCZ Technology Group, Inc. announced the availability of the Vertex 3 SATA III SSD Series through the company’s reseller network.
Market availability will vary by region with 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, with up to 550MB/s of bandwidth and up to 60,000 IOPS (4k random write).
It is now available in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities.
The enterprise-class Vertex 3 Pro series is expected to begin shipping mid-Q2.