OCZ Releases 'Affordable' Onyx SSD

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OCZ has unveiled its new 2.5" Onyx SSD which it dubs as "cost efficient," retailing at under $100. The Onyx SSD is based on the cheaper Multi Level Cell (MLC) technology, offering up to 125MB/s read and 70MB/s write speeds through a SATA interface. The Onyx includes a 64MB on-board cache and a quoted Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) of 1.5 million hours. 

OCZ CEO, Ryan Petersen says that 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."

Although the exact price of the SSD is not known, as mentioned before it will be sub-$100. The OCZ Onyx 2.5" SSD will only be available in a 32GB model.

To be honest, I think that all of us will agree $100 is a steep price to pay for a 32GB capacity. Although that being said, any step to try and bring down SSD prices to reality is a good one, in my opinion.

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ClayMeow on March 11, 2010 12:14PM Well sub-$100 would be less than I paid for my 32GB raptors back in the day, but hard drive prices in general were a lot higher back then, so I definitely wouldn't spend close to $100 for a mere 32GB. reply to this

ajmatson on March 15, 2010 10:22AM As a boot drive sub $100 is not bad. The price paid for technology advancments is high but this actually sounds resonable imho. ;) reply to this

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