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OCZ Unleashes the Uber-Fast RevoDrive X2 PCI Express SSD

If extreme storage performance is what you are after then you have no better option than going with an PCI Express SSD, this type of solutions becoming ever more popular along solid state disk manufacturers, OCZ just unleashing the second incarnation of its high-performance RevoDrive, dubbed the X2.Compared to the al...

29 October 2010
02:22 GMT

Strong SSD Demand Leads to New OCZ Manufacturing Facility

Even with all the supposed issues plaguing certain parts of the world, the solid state drive market still seems to be seeing quite high demand, to the point where OCZ has decided to open up a new manufacturing facility.Some time ago, OCZ decided to focus on its solid state drive business, since NAND Flash memory see...

19 October 2010
09:12 GMT

OCZ SSD Shipments Jump 265%

Now that companies seem to be taking turns at publishing their quarterly financial situations, OCZ has stepped up in order to reveal that it has both good news and bad news, at least as far as revenues and SSD sales, respectively, are concerned.When a company posts an increase of 265% in solid state drive shipments,...

11 October 2010
09:40 GMT

OCZ Adopts New SandForce Controllers, Readies New Deneva SSDs

As end-users may have learned, SandForce just revealed its new series of high-speed SSD controllers, and it seems that makers of such storage units are quite eager to make use of them, OCZ having already announced that it will soon bring forth a new collection of Deneva models.The new SandForce SSD controller, the S...

7 October 2010
11:24 GMT

OCZ IBIS SSD Boasts HSDL and Works at 740 MB/s

Coming with the express intention of inaugurating its HSDL interface, OCZ is preparing the IBIS, a solid state drive that, despite not plugging into the PCI Express slot, still goes well over 700 MB/s both when reading data as well as writing it.As far as consumer-oriented SSDs go, most of them have, so far, stuck t...

29 September 2010
03:34 GMT

Affordable OCZ Onyx 2 SSD Series Released

Since NAND Flash memory is quite a fair bit more expensive to turn into large-capacity storage devices than it would be to make a hard disk drive, 'affordable' SSDs are always a worthy pursuit, one which OCZ seems quite taken with if its Onyx SSD line is anything to go by.OCZ's Onyx SSD was revealed a...

28 September 2010
02:27 GMT

OCZ Releases New Low-Voltage DDR3 Memory

With memory products getting faster and less power-hungry, hardware makers find themselves periodically raising the bar in both areas, and it seems OCZ has just done it in terms of energy efficiency, revealing the Platinum ELV modules.While they are less popular than high-speed products, low voltage memory modules a...

15 September 2010
08:27 GMT

OCZ RevoDrive X2 SSD Boasts Four SandForce Controllers

Though the most common type of SSD is the one that employs the same interface and form factor as hard disk drives, there are also those enterprise models that plug straight into the PCI interface, and OCZ has just demonstrated its latest such model, the RevoDrive X2.As consumers must know, solid state drives are fas...

14 September 2010
02:47 GMT

OCZ Scraps Part of Its Memory line, Focuses on SSDs

It seems that the speed benefits provided to PCs by solid state drives has become the focus of OCZ technology, to the point where the company has reportedly decided to give up on part of its memory product line, those on the lower-end segments to be exact.Currently, OCZ owns four DRAM (dynamic random access memory) ...

26 August 2010
05:06 GMT

OCZ Readies 8GB and 12GB 2133 MHz DDR3 Kits

Flash-based storage solutions, especially solid state drives, have actually grown in popularity quite a bit over the past year, as they have in performance and storage capacity. OCZ has been an avid promoter of such solutions, especially models powered by the ever so popular SandForce controllers. Nevertheless, the ...

13 July 2010
02:37 GMT

OCZ Brings out Affordable PCI Express RevoDrive SSD

Even as computer suppliers have been flooding the market with newer and better PCs, OCZ has been keeping the flow of solid state drives quite steady, unveiling, not too long ago, the Vertex 2 and Onyx SSDs. The same outfit is now expanding its portfolio with yet another so-called 'affordable' solution, thou...

28 June 2010
11:01 GMT

OCZ Intros 1.8-Inch Vertex 2 and Onyx SSDs

Solid state drives are all built according to the same basic principle, but there are two specific form factors that ultimately determine what sort of application such storage units are used for. The 3.5-inch form is the one commonly used in desktops, whereas 2.5-inch units are employed mostly by laptops. When it com...

18 June 2010
02:33 GMT

OCZ Presents Customizable Deneva SandForce SSDs

Back in late March, OCZ said that it would stop making coolers, peripherals and systems, in order to focus exclusively on storage solutions, memory products and power supplies. This announcement was then followed by a veritable flurry of such releases, with solid state drives coming out in the greatest number. Now, O...

15 June 2010
02:31 GMT

OCZ RevoDrive SSDs Write at 490 MB/s

Among other things, OCZ seems to have become quite fond of the SandForce SSD controllers. Over the past few months, the company has unveiled or unleashed quite a number of solid state drives, such as the 480GB Agility and Vertex 2 units. Now that Computex has kicked off, it would arguably have been most unusual if th...

1 June 2010
02:40 GMT

OCZ Announces Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs of Up to 480GB

Some time yesterday, a certain series of OCZ's solid state drives, which hadn't been officially introduced, started showing up on online retailers. This meant that the time when the storage and memory solutions developer planned to make them official was approaching and, sure enough, the day didn't go ...

25 May 2010
02:47 GMT

Vertex 2 'Extended' SSDs from OCZ Get Listed

Not long ago, it was reported that OCZ was getting ready to start shipping its latest iteration of the Agility 2 Series of solid state drives. Dubbed the 'Extended' line, they were described as almost identical to the Agility 2 Series, but configured with the latest firmware, which slightly decreases perfor...

24 May 2010
06:01 GMT

OCZ Says High-Speed Dual-Channel Memory Is Unnecessary

No doubt consumers that like to keep tabs on the hardware market are already aware of the multiple high-speed dual-channel DDR3 memory kits that have seen the light of day over the past few months. In addition to PQI's more 'docile' 2,200MHz 4GB kit, there are 2,500MHz kits (from G.Skill and Patriot) a...

24 May 2010
03:49 GMT

OCZ's Fatal1ty PSU line Welcomes New, 750W Member

Back in March, OCZ announced that it had stopped making systems, peripherals and coolers, in order to focus more closely on memory products, solid state drives and power supplies. Now, it appears that the fruits of this decision are already starting to show, as the company has unleashed a new member in the Fatal1ty s...

18 May 2010
03:02 GMT

OCZ Partners with LSI, Intrepid SSDs Get MegaRAID

OCZ has been very active on not just the memory market, but also in the field of solid state storage. In fact, the hardware maker has released a significant number of SSDs, such as the Colossus line and the Agility series and even PCI Express SSDs faster than 1,2GB/s (Z-Drive). Now, the company seems intent on ex...

10 May 2010
11:45 GMT

OCZ Agility 2 Extended SandFoce SSDs on Their Way

OCZ has been quite aggressive on both the storage, as well as the memory market lately. In fact, the company unveiled a variety of DDR3 memory kits, flash drives (with or without USB 3.0 support) and, of course, solid state drives. End-users will also likely know that SandForce controllers have proven very popular am...

8 May 2010
06:03 GMT

OCZ Presents 80+ Certified Silencer Mk II PSU

OCZ may have stopped making systems, peripherals and coolers, but it doesn't seem like the company has any plans to abandon its power-supply business. In fact, its Silencer series has been on the market for over two decades now, which is all the reason one needs to expand it. As such, OCZ has unleashed the Silen...

5 May 2010
04:14 GMT

OCZ External USB 3.0 SSD, Enyo, Sells This Month

Not long ago, OCZ decided to stop making PCs, peripherals and other things, in order to more closely focus on development of solid state storage devices and memory products. The company has already made an impression with its powerful SSDs, especially its Vertex and Agility series, and it seems as though it is ready ...

4 May 2010
05:31 GMT

OCZ Intros Gold Series 4GB and 8GB Dual-Channel Kits

The following couple of months will mark an actual jump in the IT industry, as six-core chips reach the mainstream, dynamic overclocking gets more widespread and more advanced graphics take the stage. As such, it is only natural for the memory market to advance at the same pace, at least. To illustrate this progress...

20 April 2010
10:59 GMT

OCZ Outs Colossus LT SSDs with Up to 1TB Storage

OCZ seems to like its solid state drives fast and spacious because, not long after it released its second-generation Z-Drive PCI Express SSDs and the new Vertex and Agility Series, it has unveiled a number of newcomers to the Colossus line. Unlike the larger part of today's solid state storage devices, which com...

12 April 2010
02:41 GMT

OCZ Unveils Second-Generation Vertex and Agility SSDs

It seems that OCZ's research into solid state storage is paying off in more ways than one. Just days ago, a short while after it stopped making peripherals, coolers and systems, the company came out and showed off its second-generation Z-Drive R2 PCI Express SSDs (bootable). Now, the consumer-aimed Vertex and Ag...

9 April 2010
04:13 GMT

OCZ's Z-Drive R2 PCI Express SSDs Are Bootable

Ever since solid state drives started being used, their greatest asset has been the very high speed capabilities they have, compared with hard drives. Unfortunately, on the SATA interface, they were, and are, faced with the inevitable data-transfer bottleneck. To somehow circumvent this limitation, companies such as ...

6 April 2010
11:25 GMT

OCZ Stops Making Systems, Coolers and Peripherals

Not long ago, OCZ was revealed to have shut down its PC division, Hypersonic, in order to more closely focus on its core business. OCZ bought Hypersonic in 1996, but its plans to become a player on the PC front never materialized. Now that that division is no more, OCZ has gone ahead and has reportedly announced that...

26 March 2010
06:16 GMT

OCZ Pulls the Plug on PC Maker Hypersonic

Nowadays, OCZ is mostly known for its memory and storage products. The company has been especially active in the area of solid state drives, with the latest products being extremely fast PCI Express Z-Drive SSDs and even a device aimed at the consumer market, known as the Onyx. However, some might remember that the c...

23 March 2010
09:35 GMT

OCZ Creates 32GB Consumer SSD, Onyx

OCZ has definitely been active on the flash-storage market lately, especially on the solid-state-drive front. The company has been making serious advancements in this area, advancements that have actually allowed it to develop a PCI Express solid state drive capable of writing data at 1.2GB/s. Now that the enterprise...

10 March 2010
09:57 GMT

OCZ's Z-Drive SSDs Write Data at 1.2GB/s

Solid state drives are definitely advancing at a rapid pace, whether they are IDE, SATA, external or designed to communicate directly with the PCI Express interface. Of all such products, the PCI Express drives are the ones that can reach the highest data transfers. OCZ is already offering a range of such devices as ...

3 March 2010
06:57 GMT

OCZ Preps Enterprise SSD Range for CeBIT

Solid state drives are still not as appealing as hard drives, at least in some sectors, and their storage capacities just barely begin to compare. Still, like all technologies, SSDs are developing and certain companies, such as OCZ, are focusing on continuously improving and innovating in the area of solid state stor...

1 March 2010
10:52 GMT

OCZ Brings Vertex Limited Edition SSDs for Power Users

In order to provide power users with a new kind of solid state drives that can combine speed, reliability and efficiency with affordability, OCZ has presented the Vertex Limited Edition SSDs. Touted as the “ epitome of innovation,” the Limited Edition is a follow-up to the Vertex Series, is “based o...

18 February 2010
10:13 GMT

Vertex 2 LE SSD from OCZ Listed

Not too long ago, the still unavailable Vertex 2 Pro solid state drive (SSD) from OCZ was reviewed by the team at AnandTech.com. This may have suggested to end-users that this SSD would be the first SandForce-powered unit to come from OCZ. While this might have been a sound assumption, it may prove wrong now that the...

29 January 2010
08:16 GMT

OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD Tested

Solid state drives have been getting attention for their significantly higher data-transfer speeds, but they have been found to lack in the areas of storage capacity, reliability and durability. However, the technology has substantially improved and products are finally beginning to truly shine even when reviewed ver...

27 January 2010
04:44 GMT

OCZ's Roadmap Includes Z-Drive and Vertex SSDs

OCZ has been releasing storage units one after another over the past year, such as the Z-Drive m84 PCI-Express SSD and the 3.1-inch Colossus solid state drive with 1TB storage and the Agility EX SSD series, to name a few. The company does not seem ready to slow down just yet, with its roadmap suggesting that members ...

8 January 2010
09:10 GMT

Cryo-Z Phase Change Cooler from OCZ Achieves Sub-Zero Temperatures

Fort those enthusiasts who already have a good CPU and enough memory to push its clock over the top, OCZ introduces the final element needed for any overclocked configuration, a cooling solution capable of keeping any processors at low temperatures, the Cryo-Z. This cooler is a complex machine that is capable of push...

9 December 2009
06:00 GMT

OCZ and Symwave Team Up in USB 3.0 Device Development

OCZ and Symwave plan to join forces in an effort to come up with ever better, faster and more storage-capable, USB 3.0-compatible devices. The two plan to combine the flash-based storage technologies of OCZ with Symwave's expertise in silicon system solutions in order to develop the world's highest performi...

24 November 2009
10:45 GMT

OCZ Unleashes the Colossus, 3.5-Inch 1TB SSD

OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of high-performance memory and Flash-based storage solutions, has just announced the debut of its new Colossus 3.5-Inch SSD line, featuring up to 1TB of storage capacity. Designed on the performance-driven Flash technology, the new Colossus offers an alternativ...

18 November 2009
02:35 GMT

OCZ Announces the Affordable Z-Drive m84 PCI-Express SSD

OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of high-performance memory and Flash-based storage solutions, has just announced the launch of its new Z-Drive m84, a PCI-Express Solid State Drive that has been designed to deliver the performance of the company's high-end Z-Drive product to mainstream use...

6 October 2009
06:43 GMT

OCZ Unleashes Black Edition DDR3 Memory Kits

OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of high-performance memory modules and Flash-based storage solutions, has announced today the expansion of its line of DDR3 memory, with the introduction of the new OCZ Black Edition 4GB kits, designed specifically for AMD's next generation of Phenom II pro...

25 September 2009
03:59 GMT

OCZ Unleashes the Z-Drive SSD

OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of high-performance memory and Flash-based storage products, has announced today the official debut of its new Z-Drive, a PCI-Express Solid State Drive that has been specifically designed to meet the performance requirements of today's enterprise computing ...

16 September 2009
10:18 GMT

Revamped OCZ Z-Drive Looks Better, Packs Same Performance Specs

Back in March, this year, at the CeBIT 2009 computer show in Hanover, Germany, OCZ Technology showcased an interesting product, dubbed OCZ Z-Drive, an MLC-based Solid State Drive that had been designed on a PCI-Express interface. Since then, the Flash memory vendor has continued to work on the development of the prod...

3 September 2009
06:08 GMT

OCZ Announces New Affordable Agility EX SSD Series

San Jose, California-based OCZ Technology has just announced the introduction of a new series of NAND Flash-based Solid State Drives, providing consumers with a choice for an affordable SLC (single-level cell) storage solution. Dubbed Agility EX, the new range of solid state drives has been designed as an affordable,...

27 August 2009
02:32 GMT

OCZ Rolls Out New P55-Ready Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory Kits

With motherboard makers having already started announcing the debut of their first P55-based motherboards, it comes as no surprise that all the other hardware vendors are also showing support for the new mainstream platform. On that note, the San Jose, California-based OCZ Technology has announced today the debut of ...

25 August 2009
04:06 GMT

OCZ's New Zee USB Flash Drive Said to Be 'Ultra-Affordable'

OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of high-performance memory and Flash-based storage solutions, has announced today the launch of the new, ultra-affordable Zee USB 2.0 flash drive. The new portable storage solution has been specifically designed for mainstream users looking for an alternative to...

20 August 2009
04:29 GMT

SSDs Become Affordable with OCZ's Solid 2

San Jose, California-based OCZ Technology has just announced the launch of its latest line of affordable, Flash-based Solid State Drives, designed to provide mainstream users with a choice for a high-performance storage solution that takes advantage of the increasingly popular NAND flash technology. The new series, d...

12 August 2009
07:09 GMT

OCZ Announces the Z-Series Power Supplies for PC Enthusiasts

OCZ Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of computer components, high-performance memory and DIY notebooks, has recently announced the introduction of its high-performance Z-series Gold power supplies, designed to meet the requirements of high-end enthusiasts looking for the latest solutions on the mar...

31 July 2009
05:15 GMT

Elpida 'Hyper' Memory Issues Stir Up the Industry

There are a couple of reports that recently emerged on the Internet, pointing to some serious issues with the memory ICs supplied by Elpida Memory to major DRAM vendors, such as Corsair, OCZ and Kingston. As it turns out, some of the company's high-end memory chips are failing and are the cause behind the issues...

10 July 2009
05:11 GMT

OCZ Officially Announces the Sabre OLED Keyboard

OCZ Technology has just announced that its Sabre OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) multimedia keyboard, which the company has showcased earlier this year at CeBIT, in Germany, is now available for computer enthusiasts worldwide. The much-anticipated keyboard will be shipped with an intelligent management applicatio...

23 June 2009
04:14 GMT

OCZ Rolls Out Agility Series SSDs for Mainstream Users

OCZ looks to expand its line of Solid State Drives, providing computer users with a more diversified offering. Just recently, the flash memory vendor has announced the introduction of a new series of SSDs, specifically designed to meet the performance and budget requirements of mainstream desktop and notebook users. ...

10 June 2009
03:21 GMT


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