With the V2 OCZ presents - in the still very young SSD market - the second generation of its Core SSD series. According to the datasheet the V2 shines bright with 170 MB/s throughput reading, 98 MB/s writing and with 0.1 milliseconds access time it seems to be way faster than every conventional hard drive.

Specifications

Model	OCZ Technology SSD Core V2 Flash 60 GB
Capacity	60 GByte
Technology	MLC (Multi Level Cell), JMicron JMF602A Controller
Throughput	up to 170 MB/s reading, up to 98 MB/s writing
Accesstime (read)	0.1 ms
Life expectance	1'500'000 hours (MTBF)
Powerconsumption	less than 2 Watt average
Acoustics	no noise
Warranty	2 years

On the following pages we will show you if the second generation of the OCZ Core V2 series is a big shot or if OCZ like many others have to fight with bad controllers.

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