OCZ Technology today silently launched a new solid state disk series, the Solid. Unlike OCZ's Core Series which was complete budget series, the Solid Series SSD is the quality choice for value-conscious upgraders looking to add the benefits of solid state architecture without the higher price premiums. According to the firm, the Solid Series solid state drives enable enhanced productivity in everyday computing and multi-tasking applications. Another great thing about this disk is its mini-USB port that makes it possible for customers in the field to update the Solid Series’ firmware should new versions become available, to further enhance compatibility or performance with future platforms.

Solid series SSD drives are available in capacities of 30GB, 60GB, and 120GB and deliver up to an incredible 155 MB/s and 90 MB/s read/write speeds and seek times of less than 0.35ms, making the Solid series up to 10x as fast on a seek-time basis than the best performing 2.5” HDDs on the market, all while consuming 50% less power. Current generation SSD drives are designed and optimized for the latest mobile platforms and are not recommended for use in laptops models purchased prior to 2007.

The drives feature a durable yet lightweight alloy housing, and because OCZ SSDs have no moving parts, the drives are not prone to damage from common mishandling. Designed for ultimate reliability, these SSDs have an excellent 1.5 million hour mean time before failure (MTBF) ensuring peace of mind over the long term. All Solid Series SSD drives come backed a two year warranty and OCZ’s legendary service and support.

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