Today will examine the Agility 2, a new 60GB SSD model that promises to deliver high performance while maintaining an affordable storage solution.

The 2.5" SSD drive is using the SF-1200 controller and it is based on a new architecture. SandForce’s architecture attempts to solve the issue of NAND write amplification by simply writing less to the drive through compression/deduplication techniques.

OCZ claims that the Agility 2 excels in both sequential and random read/write rates, featuring 4k random writes up to 10,000 IOPS to give a performance edge over the previous generation.

The Agility 2 is using affordable MLC flash memory (34nm NAND), it has a SATA 3Gb/s interface and features TRIM support to optimize performance over the drive’s lifespan . The drive comes backed by a 3-year warranty and 2 million hour MTBF.

- Features

• Capacity: 60GB (also available in 40GB to 480GB capacities)
• Native TRIM support
• Seek Time: 0.1ms
• Slim 2.5" Design
• 99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3mm
• Weight: 77g
• Operating Temp: 0°C ~ 70°C
• Storage Temp: -45°C ~ +85°C
• Low Power Consumption: 2W in operation,
  .5W in standby
• Shock Resistant up to 1500G
• RAID Support
• Included 3.5" Desktop adapter bracket
• Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X and Linux
• MTBF: 2 million hours
• 3-Year Warranty

• 60GB Max Performance
  • Max Read: up to 285MB/s
  • Max Write: up to 275MB/s
  • Sustained Write: up to 250MB/s
  • Random Write 4KB (Aligned): 10,000 IOPS