OCZ Synapse Cache 64 GB

OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD

The SSD market has taken off over the past year, and business is booming. Every new SSD released in 2011 supported the SATA 6Gbps bandwidth, allowing users to fully take advantage of their SSD's, and adding a major selling point to the SSD market. Despite the technological advancements, SSD's are expensive. At about $2-3/GB of storage (as compared to $0.5/GB for hard drives), not everyone can afford the best and fastest SSD. For this purpose, OCZ has released the Synapse Cache SSD, available in 64GB and 128GB variants. The Synapse is intended for caching the most important data, not for use as a main drive, though it can be used as a main drive if so desired. Either way, the Synapse is a great solid-state solution for users who want the increased performance that an SSD affords over an HDD, but don't want to break the bank for extreme performance SSD's like the Kingston HyperX or OCZ Vertex 3. The 64GB OCZ Synapse costs about $155, and the 128GB model costs about $210. The SSD comes with a key for the Dataplex caching software, though the software can tell when a system changes. The software looks at specific components of a system: Ethernet card, memory, OS, boot drive, CPU ID, and BIOS.