OCZ is a leading actor on the retail Solid State Drive market and even if the company was criticized for its first generation SSDs, this is now a thing of the past. The problems of the first models was due to a poor flash memory controller from JMicron, which nearly all beside Intel and Samsung used, where there were problems with stuttering among other things. OCZ has now moved on to using memory controller from other companies, Indilinx for example, and it has now used the same Indilinx memory controller from the Vertex line in a more budget oriented SSD series.
OCZ Agility is the name of the series and with its 2.5" format these SATA II units will be within reach for a lot more buyers, than the more expensive Vertex series.
Agility is a bit like the older Core series as it also targets budget buyers, but it uses the previously mentioned JMicron controllers that has now been replaced.
“The new Agility Series drives make use of cache to deliver better performance over a wide range of functions and applications, all at a price point that makes sense for everyday users.”
With 64MB cache the stuttering problems have been eliminated and the specified read and write speeds are nothing to be ashamed of; 230MB/s and 135MB/s. The reason for the lower prices and somewhat lower prices compared to the Vertex family is a bit cheaper and slower NAND flash chips, which is more than bearable if the price is right.
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