OCZ Launch a new range of SSD's the ARC 100 Series with 3 sizes 120GB, 240GB and 480GB

LordBarrass · 13 Aug 2014 at 14:51

OCZ have launched a new series of SSD's called the ARC 100, these are a more budget friendly drive and make upgrading to an SSD for the first time a cheaper experience. We hope to see the drives by the end of the Month.

OCZ Arc 100 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Sold State Drive (ARC100-25SAT3-120G) @ £59.99 inc VAT

Solid Performance for Notebooks and PCs
With OCZ’s Arc 100 Series, get lasting SSD performance and an exceptional computing experience, all while delivering an excellent value for flash storage thrill seekers. Imagine faster boot-ups, snappier file transfers, improved energy efficiency, and system responsiveness that make you wonder why you put up with that hard drive for so long. If you’re ready to make the leap
to a more durable alternative to spinning discs, the Arc 100 Series is ready to take on your storage challenges at an upgrade-friendly price point.

Product Features

Cutting-edge A19nm process geometry NAND offers excellent value for consumer desktops and laptops
Emphasis on endurance, rated for 20GB/day of host writes for 3 years (typical client workloads)
Proprietary Barefoot 3 M10 controller technology delivers superior sustained speeds over the long term
Excels in both incompressible and compressible data types such as multimedia, encrypted data,. ZIP filesand software
Advanced suite of NAND flash management to analyze and dynamically adapt as flash cells wear
Superior reliability with in-house technology and high quality components based on the latest technology
Sleek alloy housing offers ultra-slim sub-7mm z-height for use in the latest thinner form factor notebooks

Performance

Max Sequential Read Speed: 490 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Speed: 400 MB/s
Max Random Read Speed (4K, QD32): 70,000 IOPS
Max Random Write Speed (4K, QD32): 80,000 IOPS
Steady State Random Write (4K, QD32): 12,000 IOPS

Only £59.99 inc VAT.

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OCZ Arc 100 Series 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (ARC100-25SAT3-240G) @ £99.98 inc VAT

Solid Performance for Notebooks and PCs
With OCZ’s Arc 100 Series, get lasting SSD performance and an exceptional computing experience, all while delivering an excellent value for flash storage thrill seekers. Imagine faster boot-ups, snappier file transfers, improved energy efficiency, and system responsiveness that make you wonder why you put up with that hard drive for so long. If you’re ready to make the leap
to a more durable alternative to spinning discs, the Arc 100 Series is ready to take on your storage challenges at an upgrade-friendly price point.

Product Features

Cutting-edge A19nm process geometry NAND offers excellent value for consumer desktops and laptops
Emphasis on endurance, rated for 20GB/day of host writes for 3 years (typical client workloads)
Proprietary Barefoot 3 M10 controller technology delivers superior sustained speeds over the long term
Excels in both incompressible and compressible data types such as multimedia, encrypted data,. ZIP filesand software
Advanced suite of NAND flash management to analyze and dynamically adapt as flash cells wear
Superior reliability with in-house technology and high quality components based on the latest technology
Sleek alloy housing offers ultra-slim sub-7mm z-height for use in the latest thinner form factor notebooks

Performance

Max Sequential Read Speed: 490 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Speed: 430 MB/s
Max Random Read Speed (4K, QD32): 70,000 IOPS
Max Random Write Speed (4K, QD32): 80,000 IOPS
Steady State Random Write (4K, QD32): 18,000 IOPS

Only £99.98 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

OCZ Arc 100 Series 480GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (ARC100-25SAT3-480G) @ £184.99 inc VAT

Solid Performance for Notebooks and PCs
With OCZ’s Arc 100 Series, get lasting SSD performance and an exceptional computing experience, all while delivering an excellent value for flash storage thrill seekers. Imagine faster boot-ups, snappier file transfers, improved energy efficiency, and system responsiveness that make you wonder why you put up with that hard drive for so long. If you’re ready to make the leap
to a more durable alternative to spinning discs, the Arc 100 Series is ready to take on your storage challenges at an upgrade-friendly price point.

Product Features

Cutting-edge A19nm process geometry NAND offers excellent value for consumer desktops and laptops
Emphasis on endurance, rated for 20GB/day of host writes for 3 years (typical client workloads)
Proprietary Barefoot 3 M10 controller technology delivers superior sustained speeds over the long term
Excels in both incompressible and compressible data types such as multimedia, encrypted data,. ZIP filesand software
Advanced suite of NAND flash management to analyze and dynamically adapt as flash cells wear
Superior reliability with in-house technology and high quality components based on the latest technology
Sleek alloy housing offers ultra-slim sub-7mm z-height for use in the latest thinner form factor notebooks

Performance

Max Sequential Read Speed: 490 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Speed: 430 MB/s
Max Random Read Speed (4K, QD32): 80,000 IOPS
Max Random Write Speed (4K, QD32): 80,000 IOPS
Steady State Random Write (4K, QD32): 20,000 IOPS

Only £184.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

LordBarrass · 13 Aug 2014 at 15:16

Toshiba bought out the OCZ business as they were already supplying some Nand to them. The drives are a lot different from the old drives and performance and reliability has been improved.

I am hoping to get some samples so I can do some testing on them.

LordBarrass · 13 Aug 2014 at 15:19

Here is the marketing info from OCZ if you want to have a read.

SAN JOSE, CA – August 13, 2014 - OCZ Storage Solutions - a Toshiba Group Company and leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced its new ARC 100 SATA III SSD Series developed to deliver exceptional performance at an enticing price point. The introduction of the ARC 100 Series addresses the needs of our customers and is priced competitively to make adoption of cutting-edge SSD technology easier than ever for value and mainstream users, and underscores OCZ’s commitment to meet the entire gamut of market needs with the broadest solid state solutions portfolio in the industry.

“OCZ is known for delivering innovative enthusiast and high performance storage solutions but we also recognize that there is a large portion of the value-minded market that can also benefit from transitioning to SSDs,” said Ralph Schmitt, CEO of OCZ Storage Solutions. “The new ARC Series represents an excellent value for consumers as it leverages the proven in-house controller and firmware platforms found in our award-winning Vertex and Vector Series SSDs to deliver exceptional performance, robust features and high reliability that everyday users demand.”

ARC 100 SSDs feature next generation Toshiba A19nm NAND flash, delivering a value-oriented option for users looking to upgrade their storage to a faster or higher capacity solution without the steeper price points commonly associated with high performance SSDs. Utilizing the proven Barefoot 3 M10 controller that emphasizes real-world performance, ARC 100 SSDs deliver excellent sustained and mixed-workload speeds for a more responsive and enjoyable computing experience, while delivering up to 490 MB/s sequential bandwidth, and up to 80,000 4K random write IOPS. With an emphasis on reliability and endurance, ARC 100 SSDs are rated to deliver 20GB of host writes per day under a 3-year warranty period, and feature an advanced suite of flash management tools that analyze and dynamically adapt to increasing NAND vulnerabilities as flash cells wear, heightening data integrity and longevity over the long term.

All ARC 100 SSDs are engineered and tested to ensure superior quality, reliability, and compatibility and also come backed with OCZ’s brand new “ShieldPlus Warranty”, an industry-leading approach to service that eliminates all the hassle surrounding support and warranty claims consumers often have to deal with. With no original proof of purchase required, end-users simply provide their ARC serial number and a dedicated OCZ customer service representative will provide high-caliber troubleshooting and support. In the event that the product is determined to be defective, a brand-new ARC SSD of the same capacity will be advance shipped to the customer. When the replacement is received, end-users will find a pre-paid return label and need only to place their original drive in the box for a free return to OCZ. With the value added ShieldPlus Warranty there is no support hassle, no endless return loops, no shipping costs, and end-users will benefit from significantly reduced downtime to maximize their SSD experience and productivity. OCZ ShieldPlus is available in both North America and EMEA at time of launch, and additional supported regions will be announced in the future. With the security of the ARC’s ShieldPlus Warranty, OCZ’s valued customers will have the peace of mind that they not only have a quality solid state drive, but also the very best service and support should they ever require it.

The ARC 100 Series will be available through OCZ’s global channel in the next few weeks in 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities, with a sub-7mm height alloy housing to support today’s thinner form factor notebooks.

About OCZ Storage Solutions
OCZ Storage Solutions – a Toshiba Group Company is a leading provider of high performance client and enterprise solid-state storage products and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. Offering a complete spectrum of solid-state drives (SSDs), OCZ Storage Solutions leverages proprietary technology to provide SSDs in a variety of form factors and interfaces to address a wide range of applications. Having internally developed firmware and controllers, virtualization, cache and acceleration software, and endurance extending and data reliability technologies, the Company delivers vertically integrated solutions enabling transformational approaches to how digital data is captured, stored, accessed, analyzed and leveraged by customers.

LordBarrass · 14 Aug 2014 at 10:08

These are launch prices and as we all know things can change. If there is any change then I will update the Pricing and let you all know. Once i get some samples and do some benchmarking I will give them to 8-Pack and see how long it takes for him to break them!!