OCZ Onyx SSD Range Promises Ultra Affordability

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Following on from having offered you a heads up concerning the new Limited Edition OCZ Vertex SSD range, OCZ have just announced a new series of solid state drives, namely the OCZ Onyx SSD Series, which are specifically aimed at those looking to upgrade their systems from HDD to SSD drives but are restricted by tight budgets.

The newly announced OCZ Onyx SSD range, which regardless of their budget pricing still offer Windows 7 TRIM support, employ ultra-affordable MultiLevel Cell (MLC) technology paired with 64MB of onboard cache resulting in up to 125MB/s read and 70MB/s write speeds whilst, in terms of reliability, offer a rating of a non too shabby 1.5 MTBF.

“As new technologies become available, OCZ continues to expand both our enterprise and consumer SSD lines, and one of our goals is to make SSDs more affordable to end-users. Our new Onyx series SSD does exactly that and is a perfect solution for netbooks, laptops, or home desktop PCs,” commented Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “Designed to offer the best of both worlds, the new OCZ Onyx SSD delivers the speed and reliability of solid state storage to mainstream consumers at an aggressive price point that makes the technology more accessible to customers who want to take advantage of all the benefits of the SSDs without incurring the high cost normally associated with the solution.”

The new OCZ Onyx SSD range initially comprises of a 32GB capacity SSD that will sell at less than $100.