OCZ Technology 256GB Petrol Series SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Solid State Drive

Product Description

Offered at superior price per gigabyte, the Petrol series enables further adoption of storage technology designed to improve application performance and computing experiences over traditional hard drives, leveraging the SATA 6 Gbps Indilinx Everest platform to deliver superior bandwidth and access and optimized for the complete spectrum of file types and sizes. Proprietary page mapping algorithms allow for steady mixed-workload performance, and advanced features unique to Indilinx include latency reduction technology that enables superior read and write access times as low as 0.06 ms. Equipped with Indilinx's proprietary NDurance technology, Petrol ensures consistent and reliable performance as well as minimized performance degradation. Putting the benefits of SSDs within the reach of all, Petrol delivers a faster, more responsive computing experience over traditional disk storage. **Features** - Cutting-edge SATA 6Gb/s interface design - Indilinx Infused? - Boot time reduction optimizations for instant-on experience - Superior performance across all file sizes and mixed workloads - Faster performance with compressed data (MP3, JPG, RAW, PSD, OS X software, etc.) - Sustained performance; remains close to "fresh-out-of-the-box" performance - Advanced flash management technology to maximize endurance - AES and automatic encryption to secure data - TRIM support **Additional Technical Features** - Strong performance at low queue depths (QD 1 - 3) - Innovative latency reduction technology (read as low as 0.06ms and write as low as 0.09ms) - Indilinx nDurance? increases NAND life up to 2X of the rated P/E cycles - Proprietary page mapping algorithms **Specifications** - Usable Capacities (IDEMA): 256GB - NAND Components: 2Xnm Asynchronous Mode Multi-Level Cell (MLC) - Interface: Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/s - Form Factor: 2.5" - NAND Controller: Indilinx Everest - Dimensions (L x W x H): 99.8mm x 69.63mm x 9.3mm - MTBF: 1.25 million ho