“What OCZ has done is to slap 2 x Sandforce controlled 80Gb SSDs sub-units (PCBs) and configured then in RAID 0 mode using a Silicon Image RAID controller. These PCBs are then housed in a 3.5” inch anodised Aluminum casing, and features OCZ’s new proprietary HSDL (High Speed Data Link) interface. This new interface basically eliminates the existing I/O bottlenecks and take SSD technology to new levels of performance, with a max read speed up to 740MB/s and max write speed up to 690MB/s.It’s not your average everyday purchase. It’s hugely expensive, especially when you consider that the total capacity of the drive is only 160Gb (150Gb usuable/formatted). So this means that only extreme high-end and enthusiast users who’s got the money to burn, can really afford it.”
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ RevoDrive 120GB PCIe SSD Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB and My Book Essential 3TB Drives Reviewed @ AnandTech
- Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB @ Tweaktown
- Western Digital 3TB Caviar Green Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews
- OCZ RevoDrive 120GB PCI-E Solid State Drive Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Seagate Momentus 640GB 2.5 Inch Hard Drive @ TechwareLabs
- Patriot Xporter XT Rage USB 2.0 32GB Quad Channel Flash Drive @ Tweaktown
- Microsoft Windows 7 SSD Performance Comparison Rev. 1.3 @ TechARP
- Patriot Xporter Rage XT 32GB @ Overclockers Online
- MUKii TransImp Hard Drive Dock @ Pro-Clockers
- Zalman ZM-MH200 U3 Dual Hard Drive Docking Station Review @ Tweaknews
- iStarUSA 4-Bay Trayless eSATA RAID Box – v7AGE420-ES @ Computing on Demand
Expensive storage hits the market with the new IBIS from OCZ

Allyn got his hands on OCZ’s new storage solution and proprietary connector just a little while ago, but it was not one that was picked up from a retail outfit. Funky Kit did pick up an OCZ IBIS 160Gb SSD with the new HSDL
interface and while they don’t mention a specific price they do mention it is in the region of $600.00, or ~$3.75/GB. On the plus side, their review shows this drive is every bit as fast as when Allyn tested it so you do not have to be a storage guru to see reads occasionally break the 600MB/s mark.