OCZ announces 32, 64GB SATA II SSDs

32 and 64GB capacities aren't all that impressive when it comes to SATA II 2.5-inch solid state drives, but OCZ's new devices do claim 120MBps read and 100MBps write speeds which would put it up there on the ranks. Unfortunately, OCZ neglected to clue anyone in on price or release date for these puppies.

[John @ Mar 13th 2008 12:18AM]

Why no price? Ahh, I coudn't afford it anyway...

[Eric M. @ Mar 13th 2008 12:19AM]

For the first time I dropped my external 500GB hard drive while it was writing and I lost all my data =(. Now for the first time I way more interested in flash and SSDs and I'm hoping they continue to drop in price and increase in capacity soon enough.

[albi @ Mar 13th 2008 4:24AM]

i just broke my 500GB external as well, now im $@#% pissed, i hope i can recover my data wit that disc warrior thing, fuck

[Juke Box Hero @ Mar 13th 2008 12:27AM]

Release Date: We'll let you know...

Price: You don't want to know...

[Hwoarang27 @ Mar 13th 2008 12:36AM]

Funny how on the bottom, it says in Korean "Samsung Electronics" twice...

[Enki @ Mar 13th 2008 12:49AM]

OCZ uses samsung flash chips.

[hwoarang27 @ Mar 13th 2008 1:28AM]

So does Apple, you dont see them putting samsung anywhere on their product.
Another dead giveaway besides the "삼성전자㈜"(google it) is the brushed aluminum case.
Gee.
I believe this is a Samsung made drive.

[Naveed @ Mar 13th 2008 3:15AM]

deja vu

[b @ Mar 13th 2008 12:37AM]

According to dailytech, the drives should start popping up "in the coming weeks" and will MSRP for $599(32gb) and $1099(64gb).

http://www.dailytech.com/OCZ+Rolls+Out+32GB+64GB+SATA+II+SSDs/article11064c.htm

[sturmnacht @ Mar 13th 2008 12:39AM]

Aww yess....perfect for the future Sony Vaio TZ and Apple MacBook Air :)

[sturmnacht @ Mar 13th 2008 12:41AM]

oh wait...this is 2.5". never mind

[Mark @ Mar 13th 2008 12:46AM]

SSD's will never reach the same price per gigabyte as HDD's. Once I can get a 500 gig SSD for under 150 bucks (Canadian), then it would be a seller. But at current prices, I don't see that happening for a long time.

[Zeus.:God @ Mar 13th 2008 2:08AM]

Uh, they definitely will down the road. Maybe they won't any time soon, but to say that it will never happen is pretty pessimistic/ignorant.

[Nick Catalano @ Mar 13th 2008 2:45AM]

(insert poor usd / canadian exchange rate joke here)

[ssdforums @ Mar 13th 2008 9:32AM]

I agree but there will be a time when the capacity of SSD will be very "useable" and attractive for holding important information. The Samsung goal is to have capacity double every 6-8 months I believe.

[Sam Winter @ Mar 16th 2008 12:30AM]

"then it would be a seller"

Maybe for your unbelievably cheap ass. I think many of us just want a fast ~64GB 1.8" SSD that we can pair with a 300GB 2.5" HDD for a laptop, and with a price under $500 or so.

Dream laptop: (Macbook Pro, Dell XPS, Acer ?)
- 2.8Ghz Penryn Core2 Duo T9600 (35W TDP)
- 4GB DDR3 800mhz
- 64GB SATA II SSD
- 300GB 2.5" 7200RPM HDD
- Nvidia Geforce 8800M
- Blu-ray RW
- Expresscard 2.0
- USB 3.0/ Firewire 3200

Oh btw, just to remind everyone. The great new thing from nVidia (and ATI) is called HybridPower
and it allows a laptop to have an integrated and discrete graphics card that it switches between based upon usage. So when you are on battery, you can shut off the Geforce and get much better battery life and lower heat output, while still being able to either play games or use professional 3D apps.

[AutoTom @ Mar 13th 2008 1:03AM]

"120MBps read and 100MBps write speeds"

Now we're talking, you can re-subscribe me to the SSD mailing list

[Jeremy K. @ Mar 13th 2008 1:07AM]

Only $100,000 and your left nut.

[paragraph @ Mar 13th 2008 1:44AM]

"Unfortunately, OCZ neglected to clue anyone in on price or release date for these puppies."

Price: More than expected
Date: Moot point, see price

Indeed...

But really, given the (relatively) limited read/write life of NAND, and the fact that i could get a whole computer for the price of one of these, still no love for SSD from me...

Then again, i remember when 1gb was HUUUUUUGE, and was spanned on 9 disks because of the MTBF vs. how long it would take you to fill that much space....

*sigh* 20mb 5 1/4in drives.... good old days...

[Sam Winter @ Mar 16th 2008 1:01AM]

quite spreading BS. modern, high quality SSD NAND lasts significantly longer than earlier flash, its not even something to worry about.

[MPman @ Mar 13th 2008 2:03AM]

Rebadged "Samsung SSDs".

[Ace b @ Mar 13th 2008 2:04AM]

ok....if you can get an ipod touch with 16 gig ssd for 400$ and even better a 16 gig ssd sansa view for like 250$ how come SSD's arent round 150$ already?Honestly,all i need is a 32gig ssd for the O.S. for my pc or laptop and i'll just use standard issue drives for the media.Is it really that hard for companies to make something that we can actually afford?!?!?!

[ethana2 @ Mar 13th 2008 4:30AM]

I only need 8 GB for all but media.

So, offer us 4 to 8 times as much space as we need, and then offer us 4 to 8 times the price we can afford?

FAIL. 8GB is what I want; I will not buy more until they stop selling disk drives. Give me 8.

[schmitty338 @ Mar 13th 2008 11:59AM]

That's not a fair comparison...the memory used in portable devices like iPod nanos, iphones, etc, are not nearly fast enough to be usable in a PC environment...faster memory = more price.

Also, they are not quite at the point of large-scale mass production and so they have to recover R&D moneys and cash-in on the 'newness' factor before they become mainstream...

[Sam Winter @ Mar 16th 2008 1:11AM]

it doesn't work that way. All NAND flash is NOT made the same. There are many variables involved including different flash architectures, number and quality of chips, controller hardware and firmware, manufacturing tolerances, etc. The R&D, engineering, and manufacturing required to create a fast, reliable 32GB SSD is much more intensive than a 32GB USB stick.

[Zeus.:God @ Mar 13th 2008 2:04AM]

Think about how easy these would be to mount in your case- you could mount them ANYWHERE! Ah, the magic of Velcro™.

Seriously, these things are fairly small. A little bit of Velcro™ would make the possibilities endless!

GO VELCRO™

I'm done.

[oberon0 @ Mar 13th 2008 2:15AM]

Someone is selling Velcro.......

[Zeus.:God @ Mar 13th 2008 2:34AM]

I am not selling the world's greatest temporary bonding product, Velcro™.

Why would someone sell Velcro™? I would surely sell other things than just Velcro™- like 3M Brand Scotch™ Tape.

[Husar @ Mar 13th 2008 3:43AM]

You fogot about Duct Tape :P

[Mike @ Mar 13th 2008 3:02PM]

I like Duck Tape better, it's easier to rip.

http://www.duckproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=1&subid=1&plid=4

[Ace b @ Mar 13th 2008 2:06AM]

btw,i get the 150 price after ya take the screen,batteries,basically everything but the ssd in all of these things.

[David G. @ Mar 13th 2008 3:29AM]

2 questions. How large is the basic OSX leopard install(GB)? Next, how cheap would some CF cards large enough to hold that and the adapters or whatever for a MacBook be? I want to go through a security checkpoint with a "driveless" computer that doesn't have ports on the back. :)
And yes, I'm serious.

[Duey @ Mar 13th 2008 4:58AM]

found this on newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227279
looks to be the same ssd $1249 eta 3/31/08

[Duey @ Mar 13th 2008 5:31AM]

NVM not sata II

[Enrique Garcia Ayuda @ Apr 3rd 2008 10:44AM]

the new OCZ Sata II is cheaper than the old ocz sata can anyone explain me this????
1,099.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227295

[ssdforums @ Mar 13th 2008 9:35AM]

How long do you think it would take you to wear out a 32G SSD? I think you'd buy a new higher capacity drive long before that takes place. I agree on the pricing right now.

[b @ Mar 13th 2008 9:36PM]

The listed MTBF (mean time before failure) of those OCZ drives is something like 228 years. I truly doubt they'd last anywhere near that long, but with no moving parts I bet they'd outlast your current hard drives.

[bandez @ Mar 15th 2008 10:28AM]

While everyone criticizes about the theoretical failure rates of SSD drives, I have had 3 hard drives die on me.
(Two of them taking all my info and NOT recoverable).
One by an accidental drop...SSD proof.
Two because of mechanical failure...SSD proof.

16 gigs should be a minimum for OS drives.
Bigger drives are nice but way more expensive now.

People seem to forget that there are two types of Flash drives:
MLC (which has WAY more capacity but are way too slow for an OS. Low cost)

SLC (which is VERY fast but of course cost way more...)

Still a young technology, but in a couple more years, it will be standard stuff in all our gadgets!