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OCZ Intros 4th-Gen PCI-Express SSD

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OCZ Technology today introduced its fourth-generation PCI-e SSD, the Z-Drive R2. Available in capacities from 256GB – 2TB and featuring user-replaceable memory chips, it boasts read and write speeds up to 1,400MB/s.


OCZ Technology today introduced its fourth-generation PCI-e SSD, the Z-Drive R2. Designed for enterprise applications, the Z-Drive R2 utilizes the PCI-e x8 interface to achieve read and write speeds up to 1,400MB/s. It features 256GB – 2TB of memory; the memory chips are arranged in an eight-way RAID 0 configuration and can be user-upgraded or replaced.

The Z-Drive R2 is available in the following configurations:

Model Capacities Max Read* Max Write*
Z-Drive R2 p88 1TB-2TB 1400MB/s 1400MB/s
Z-Drive R2 p84** 256GB-1TB 850MB/s 800MB/s
Z-Drive R2 m84 256GB-1TB 800MB/s 750MB/s

*based on 1TB models

**uses 4-way RAID 0

Availability and pricing information has not been announced.