OCZ Launches RevoDrive X2 PCI-E Solid State Drive
OCZ Launches RevoDrive X2 PCI-E Solid State Drive
Posted 11/01/2010 at 8:12am
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OCZ pushed the SSD speed limit with the release of its RevoDrive PCI-E solid state drive earlier this year, and now the company looks to shift to an even higher gear with its new RevoDrive X2.
"The original OCZ RevoDrive SSD was designed to be the first high-performance, bootable PCI-E SSD solution and has become a popular choice for demanding computing applications that require faster, more reliable storage," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology. "Building on the success of the original design, we are excited to introduce the RevoDrive X2, which delivers both increased performance and capacity, making the RevoDrive X2 a viable option for a wide spectrum of applications that include professional graphic design, multimedia rendering, and workstations."
Side-stepping the SATA II bottleneck, the RevoDrive X2 plops into a PCI-E x4 slot to deliver up to 740MB/s read and writes, and up to 120,000 IOPS. Part of that is achieved by using an onboard RAID 0 design, though the X2 also employs four -- yes, FOUR-- SandForce 1200 controllers versus two in the original, OCZ says.
The RevoDrive X2 is available now in capacities ranging from 100GB to 960GB.
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PCLinuxguy
November 02, 2010 at 7:18am
I agree. While not much cheaper, I'd rather get a 10,000 rpm HDD if I wanted speed, or spend a tiny bit of cash on a tiny ( under 100GB) SSD for just the os and save the real money on cheap 2 or 3 TB HDDs
devin3627
November 05, 2010 at 2:01am
see! a ssd boot-drive with os and your applications or videogames you play most. "pclinuxguy" knows what he's talking about. other people don't get that concept.
flo21
November 01, 2010 at 2:00pm
It doesn't say anywhere on the website if it supports TRIM or not. SO probably not, which makes it pretty much useless compared to other SSD's
bpstone
November 01, 2010 at 9:14am
Yeah, except one small problem: they still cost way to much per MB to even consider logical for most mainstream users. I wouldn't buy a SSD now either unless I wanted to waist my money. SSDs need to have all the bugs worked out. One of which is after so many writes it loses some of its factory performance. I’m going to stick with HDDs for now.
JohnP
November 01, 2010 at 2:00pm
Don't knock SSDs until you haved booted from one of them. Its fast, its VERY fast. I can shut down and reboot faster than I used to be able to shut down in Win7-64. Not so much help on starting a program but its there...
zepontiff
November 01, 2010 at 10:11am
If you are looking to this drive. The sandforce controller garbage collection is fine. So many drives are using the Sandforce controllers the whole TRIM question is getting redundant.
SleepyCatChris
November 01, 2010 at 9:30am
Unless something's changed, no, TRIM isn't available when it's using RAID.
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