OCZ Vector 180 Enthusiast-Class SSD Series Released

OCZ Unleashes Enthusiast-Class Vector 180 Solid State Drive Series and New SSD Guru Management Tool

New High Performance SSD Takes Reliability to the Next Level with Onboard Power Failure Management Plus (PFM+) Feature

SAN JOSE, CA March 24, 2015 OCZ Storage Solutions, a Toshiba Group Company and the most awarded solid state drive (SSD) brand of all time, today announced the release of the next generation Vector 180 SSD series along with the all-new SSD Guru storage management solution. Worthy of flagship status, the new Vector 180 features enhanced reliability, technology, storage capacity, and superior customer support all while providing the Vectors original game-changing performance and endurance its known for. The feature-rich SSD Guru software tool not only enables users to do routine monitoring and maintenance, but truly helps them unlock their SSDs full potential.

Designed to power todays high-end consumer systems, the Vector 180 series is optimized for hardcore gaming and data-intensive applications thanks to its powerfulOCZ Barefoot 3 controller and in-house Toshiba A19nm MLC NAND flash technology. New to this particular Vector release is an advanced reliability protection feature called Power Failure Management Plus (PFM+). In the event of unexpected system power loss or instability, the PFM+ feature helps safeguard the SSD and its at-rest data.

Continuing the Vectors legacy, the Vector 180 delivers best-in-class performance, notably in long-term sustained and mixed workload performance. Because of its strengths in these areas, a Vector 180 SSD promotes better overall real world performance than competing SSDs in its class, leading to the ultimate computing experience. The Vector 180 series features bandwidth speeds up to 550 MB/s and I/O performance up to 100,000 IOPS, ensuring the maximum performance for demanding users.

With the new Vector 180 Series, OCZ is once again raising the bar for high performance client solid state drives, said Ralph Schmitt, CEO of OCZ Storage Solutions. Vector 180 leverages our award-winning proprietary controller technology and features normally found in our enterprise-class drives, like Power Failure Management Plus, to deliver high-density SSDs with exceptional performance, endurance, and reliability for gamers, enthusiasts and workstation users.

Stringent reliability and quality procedures are incorporated into every OCZ drive; however, in the unlikely event that a drive needs to be replaced, Vector 180 is protected by OCZs ShieldPlus Warranty. This industry-leading approach to service provides peace of mind with an elite, worry-free customer service experience which eliminates all the hassle and cost surrounding traditional support and warranty claims consumers often have to deal with.

Vector 180 SSDs will be available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, and a brand new 960GB model demanded by todays power users who want more of their data and media available to them at solid-state storage speeds. Each Vector 180 is bundled with $55 worth of accessories including Acronis True Image drive cloning software and a 3.5-inch desktop adaptor for fast and easy upgrading.

In addition to the new Vector 180 series, OCZ is making the new SSD Guru software available for all end users to download on ocz.com. SSD Guru provides superior control of maintenance, monitoring, SSD tuning, OS optimization and more via an intuitive, user-friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface). SSD Guru makes management easy thanks to several integrated modules including an overview dashboard, SSD Tuner, and OS Tuner where users can optimize and increase their drives performance. Support is also easier than ever with background firmware update notifications, direct links to OCZ support, and a feature called Save Support Package (SSP) which allows the user to save a file containing all the relevant information and share with OCZ technical support staff for faster and more efficient troubleshooting. Though launching with the Vector 180 series, SSD Guru will be available for all OCZBarefoot 3 based SATA drives as well as the PCI Express RevoDrive 350.

For more information on the Vector 180 series, visit our product page here.

For more information on SSD Guru, visit the download page here.

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. More information is available at www.ocz.com.