OCZ Technology has released sometime now the Vertex series of SSD's. The product has received many positive comments and reviews. Although most reviewers have looked at the 120GB model, today we will examine the entry-level 60GB version.

- Product Features

OCZ claims that the Vertex Series delivers the performance and reliability of SSD's. at less price per gigabyte than other high speed offerings currently on the market. The drives come with a new architecture and controller design, offer high read/write speeds, and 64MB of onboard cache.

High capacities and low power consuming NAND flash technology provide the necessary performance and battery life boosts generated by the proliferation of mobile gaming and new ultra-thin laptops.

The OCZ Vertex drives feature a lightweight alloy housing, and because OCZ SSD's. have no moving parts, the drives are more rugged than traditional hard drives.The Vertex Series SSD's. have an excellent 1.5 million hour mean time before failure (MTBF) and come backed a three year warranty and OCZ’s service and support.

- Features

• Available in 30GB (32), 60GB (64), 120GB (128), 250GB (256) capacities
• 60GB Max Performance
  • Read: Up to 230 MB/s
  • Write: Up to 135MB/s
  • Sustained Write: Up to 70MB/s
• 64MB Onboard Cache
• Seek Time: <.1ms
• Slim 2.5" Design
• 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3mm
• Lightweight 77g
• Operating Temp: 0C ~ 70C
• Storage Temp: -45C ~ +85C
• Low Power Consumption: 2W in operation, .5W in stand by
• Shock Resistant 1500G
• RAID Support
• MTBF 1.5 million hours
• 3 year warranty