OCZ Introduces OCZ Colossus a 1TB SSD

The Computex 2009 is the current Mecca for all hardware enthusiasts, as it is one of the largest computer and technology fairs in the world. This means we are getting to see the latest and greatest in the hardware market.

Hence, OCZ decided to present its new OCZ Colossus SSD with a storage capacity of up to 1 TB. In about eight weeks you should be able to buy the new series with 500GB and 1TB capacity, featuring the standard 3.5'' from factor for SSDs. Dual Indilinx controllers and a JMicron RAID controller for a RAID 0 array are making this capacity possible. The rumored price for the 1TB version is supposed to be around 2500 Euros or roughly 3500 USD.

Further features are:

• Form Factor: standard 3.5''
• Power requirements: 5V, 1.6A
• Interface: SATA2
• Capacity: 0.5 TB, 1.0 TB
• Estimated Wt: 400gm
• Seek Time: <0.2ms
• Operating Temp: 0-70 deg C
• Operating Performance:
  • Read: Up to 265 MB/s
  • Write: Up to 265 MB/s