OCZ SSD Up to 1TB

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. released the Colossus 3.5" Solid State Drive (SSD) Series, designed to meet the performance and storage demands of high-end desktop users and enterprise clients.

Available in up to one terabyte configurations, the Colossus Series marks a milestone in solid state drive technology, making it possible to have both high performance and high capacity in one solution.

"With the Colossus Series launch OCZ has again leapt to the front of the competitive field, this time with an SSD line engineered to exceed the stringent demands of the exacting – and commercially substantial – enterprise market," stated OCZ CEO Ryan Petersen. "Not only can we now provide businesses with the industry’s best combination of performance and capacity, but the Colossus SSDs are also easily deployable in existing infrastructures – a unique selling point for this potentially high volume customer base. We believe that the Colossus Line launch represents a watershed moment for OCZ, and for the industry as a whole. By consistently re-defining what is possible, OCZ is further honing its competitive edge and creating real value for its shareholders."

Technical Aspects
"The new Colossus Series of SSDs is designed to boost desktop and workstation performance and are for high power users that put a premium on speed, reliability and maximum storage capacity," said Eugene Chang, VP of Product Management at the OCZ Technology Group. "The Colossus core architecture is also available to enterprise clients with locked BOMs and customized firmware to match their unique applications."

In addition to ample capacity, the OCZ Colossus delivers excellent performance made possible by an internal RAID 0 architecture. Excelling at small file processes during common tasks such as emailing, web browsing, and file transfer, Colossus allows for a state-of-the-art computing experience from basic to complex applications:

Colossus 3.5" SSD (120GB – 1TB)

• Maximum Read: 260MB/s
• Maximum Write: 260MB/s
• Sustained Write: 220MB/s
• Max IOPS (4k file size – random write): 14,000

For enterprise applications, Colossus SSDs not only diminish performance bottlenecks suffered by mechanical hard drive infrastructures, but reduce both heat and noise and provide a more durable alternative. This translates into exceptional energy-savings and reduced maintenance costs. Furthermore, the Colossus line is built with cost-effective multi-level cell (MLC) flash to make it a viable option for enterprise clients hesitant to adopt competing products due to the higher costs.

The Colossus SSD is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB solutions to accommodate a broader spectrum of applications than current 2.5" SSD products; the 3.5" housing is also a straight drop in for many existing rack systems. The Colossus SSD series has a 1.5 million hour mean time between failures (MTBF) and comes backed by a  3-year warranty and dedicated technical support. Additionally, OCZ offers customization options for OEM clients that may require tailored hardware and firmware solutions for their unique business.