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OCZ's latest series of performance SSDs, the Vertex 2 and Agility 2, both make use of the SandForce 1200 controller, and have proven themselves to be very fast performers in our reviews. Despite more and more mainstream users adopting SSDs for their desktop systems, the majority of drives continue to be manufactured in the 2.5" notebook format. When it comes to flash memory drives, space is less of an issue and the 2.5" size is more versatile. As OCZ points out however, a 3.5" drive has a lower cost per gigabyte and is more easily integrated into desktop and server applications without the need for adapters. They now offer both their Vertex 2 and Agility 2 drives in a 3.5" format, and it is the former that we will be reviewing today.
If you want blazing fast SSD class performance coupled with plenty of storage but you can’t afford to get one of the large capacity SSDs currently in the market then worry not since OCZ has just the right product for you called the Synapse Cache SSD.
Today we review the OCZ Synapse cache SSD drive; you may be wondering why the name cache has been included in the title of this specific drive, well this is because unlike most SSD drives of which are primarily used as your main drive and used only to install Windows. The OCZ Synapse Cache SSD drives purpose is to upgrade your current system, specifically your current hard drive...
The term “caching drive” is something that many people are becoming accustomed to as are we. We really started seeing these caching drives when Intel came out with their Z68 chipset that allowed you to add a smaller solid state drive to your existing drive, which would increase overall performance. This is great for people who have an Intel Z68 motherboard, but what about everyone else? This is where OCZ’s Synapse Cache drive comes in. It is a SATA 6GB/s solid state drive, but comes with software that allows you to make it a caching drive on any PC system. Read on as we check it out!
OCZ has just released a performance solution for the hard drive user that wants to keep their hard drive yet gain the performance of an SSD. The SSD Review evaluated the OCZ Synapse Cache SSD and found its performance to match that of most upper tier solid state drives with a 14 second boot time to match. Our review is detailed, includes photos and test results and we think the Synapse Cache just might be a hit with the consumer SSD crowd, especially in this time of higher HDD prices.
Following the success of the RevoDrive Hybrid, OCZ now has a user integrated solution to offer up as well with the Synapse.
Voltage gated Ca++ channel. Synaptic vesicle. Neurotransmitter. Reuptake pump. Postsynaptic density. Receptor. Connexon connexin monomer. Plasma membranes. Intercellular space. Hydrophilic channel. If you are in Electrical Engineering like me, and never really gotten around to studying anything in biology past high school, the first that comes to your mind is probably the title of one of my favorite textbooks not exactly written by Dr. Seuss. It goes along the line of, "What the fudge is this crap?" (I'll let you make your own word substitutions when searching for it in Google Images, haha). So to make things fair, in the unlikely event that we have a medical doctor among us reading this introduction right now with absolutely no background in computers, let me introduce you to a few terms from our end of the world. OCZ Technology. SandForce SF-2281. Micron 29F64G08CBAAA 25nm NAND flash. 50% over provisioning. Dataplex caching software. That's right. How do you feel now? In all seriousness, with the definition of 'synapse' well defined in two different contexts, the OCZ Synapse is one crucially interesting product that we simply cannot miss out. Designed for anyone running Windows 7, no requirement for Intel Smart Response on the Z68 chipset thanks to its included Dataplex caching software, is this a solution that can truly turbocharge your PC's storage performance that combines the storage capacity of an HDD with the speed of an SSD? Let's get down on some benchmarks!
Mit der Synapse-SSD erweitert OCZ seine Angebotspalette um die Caching-Solution-Serie. Auf den ersten Blick unterscheidet sie sich nicht von anderen Flash-Speichern, doch die Besonderheit liegt im Anwendungsgebiet und der Software. Die Solid State Drive dient als Cache für eine herkömmliche Festplatte und vereint somit die niedrigen Zugriffszeiten und hohen Transferraten einer SSD mit der hohen Speicherkapazität einer HDD. Das Zusammenspiel der zwei Datenträger übernimmt die Dataplex-Caching-Software. Diese entscheidet selbständig, welche Daten im Cache abgelegt und welche auf der Festplatte gespeichert werden. Welchen Vorteil dieses Prinzip bietet, wird folgender Test zeigen.
Samsung makes the DRAM modules found in nearly all popular SSD products today, with Elpida and Qimonda also adding their name to cache buffer parts. JMicron, Indilinx, and Samsung engineer many of the most well-known SSDs on the market, with OEM companies adding their own branding, custom-tuned firmware, and warranty. The OCZ Summit SATA-II MLC SSD is another such OEM product, built from the PB22-J model that Samsung decided not to ODM and sell themselves. Equipped with the Samsung S3C29RBB01 SSD controller and a 128MB cache buffer, OCZ intends to keep their crown as the King of SSD product offerings with the Summit OCZSSD2-1SUM120G.
As the price of regular hard drives goes past silly and into the area of ‘downright painful’, many enthusiasts will be taking another look at Solid State Drives. The Pro Class TV team gives the faster options from OCZ a once over with the HD pixellation tools at their disposal.
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