Madshrimps Forum Madness - More Details on OCZ PCIe Z-Drive SSD: Specs, Models, Pricing

OCZ Z-Drive 250 Gb PCI-Express 8x
Format: PCI-Express 8x
Capacity: 250Gb
Memory Type: MLC (Multi-Level Cell)
Cache: 256 Mb
Speeds: Read 450 Mb/s - Write 300 Mb/s
Dimensions - 245 x 124 x 22 mm
Weight: 450 g
Product Code: OCZSSDPCIE-1ZDRV250G
Price €1.399,99

OCZ Z-Drive 500 Gb PCI-Express 8x
Format: PCI-Express 8x
Capacity: 500Gb
Memory Type: MLC (Multi-Level Cell)
Cache: 256 Mb
Speeds: Read 510 Mb/s - Write 480 Mb/s
Dimensions - 245 x 124 x 22 mm
Weight: 450 g
Product Code: OCZSSDPCIE-1ZDRV500G
Price €2.199,99

OCZ Z-Drive 1000 Gb PCI-Express 8x
Format: PCI-Express 8x
Capacity: 1000Gb
Memory Type: MLC (Multi-Level Cell)
Cache: 256 Mb
Speeds: Read 500 Mb/s - Write 470 Mb/s
Dimensions - 245 x 124 x 22 mm
Weight: 450 g
Product Code: OCZSSDPCIE-1ZDRV1T
Price €3.399,99

The source is quite confident that these product, while not yet announced officially, will appear on the market and for sale in the next 3-4 weeks; you'll get 2 years warranty with these products, or so they claim.

The pricing is way more than first anticipated; we we told that a price of €1500 for a 1000gb model would be within the do-able range; looking at the price of €3400 it's quite easy how they got there, combine 4xVertex 250Gb SSD (€750/piece) with a RAID controller worth €400.

A Canadian shop confirms the pricing

and adds some extra info on sustained write speeds: 200Mb/s

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...&cid=990 .545
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...&cid=990 .545

at that same shop you can buy a 160Gb Intel X25-M for $1018; so reaching 1000GB is cheaper with the Z-Drive ;)