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OCZ Technology Vertex 2 Series 90 GB SATA II 3.5-Inch Solid State Drive OCZSSD3-2VTX90G
Posted on February 23, 2011 by Harddisk Ssd

* NAND Flash Components: Multi-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash Memory, Interface: SATA II 3.0Gbp/s, Form Factor: 3.5-inch form factor
* Life Expectancy: 2 million hours Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF), Reliability: ECC: 27 bytes of redundancy per 512 bytes data, up to twelve 9-bit symbols correctable
* Operating Temperature: 0C – 70C, Storage Temperature: -45C – 85C, Shock Resistance: 1500G, Certifications: RoHS, CE, FCC
* Max Read: up to 285 MB/s, Max Write: up to 275 MB/s, Sustained Write: up to 250 MB/s, 4k Random Write (Aligned): 50,000 IOPS, Seek time: 0.1 ms
* Power Consumption: Active 2Watts Idle:0.5Watts, Performance Optimization: TRIM (requires OS support), OS Compatability: Windows XP 32/64 bit, Windows Vista 32/64 bit, Windows 7 32/64 bit, Linux, Power Requirements: Standard SATA Power Connector

Product Description
OCZ Vertex 2 SATA II 3.5-inch Solid State Drives deliver the same industry-leading performance as the 2.5-inch edition in a larger, lower cost per gigabyte form factor to easily integrate into desktop applications without the need to install additional hardware. Designed to excel in both sequential and random read/write speeds up to 50,000 4KB random write IOPS, the 3.5-inch Vertex 2 maximizes productivity when using as a primary storage or boot drive, minimizing..