OCZ Introduces Affordable Onyx Series SSD

Filed in archive SSD on March 15, 2010

OCZ Technology has announced a suprisingly affordable $100 solid state drive, the Onyx Series, for netbooks, laptops and desktops.

"Like all SSDs, Onyx can do several things faster than spinning disk drives," writes eWeek's Chris Preimesberger. "They load applications faster, offer quicker data access, enable shorter bootups and don't use as much battery power."

"The 'ultra-affordable' 2.5in SATA II MLC drives start at less than $100 MSRP for the 32GB version, which should be large enough to comfortably run the operating system and most applications, while content can be stored on a more capacious traditional spinning disk," writes The Inquirer's Ian Williams.

"According to OCZ, its new 'budget' Onyx SSD also comes with 64MB of cache memory and delivers up to 125MBps read and 70MBps write speeds," writes Crave's Dong Ngo. "The Onyx SSD also has a durable and lightweight housing, according to the company, and like all other SSDs, it has no moving parts and therefore uses much less energy than traditional hard drives."

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