reynoldsjrmy
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Hi,
I'm going to wade in here (into what appears to be somewhat anti-OCZ shark infested waters) and agree with berts.
I have had three OCZ SSDs.
First a Samsung based OCZ Summit 120GB - no issues at all and once Samsung released the 19C fw with trim support it's remained a solid performer without any fuss.
Second a Vertex LE, Sandforce based 120GB - no issues at all.
Third a Vertex 3 240GB - a few instability issues with earlier versions of the fw but I was able to work around all of them. I could aslo invoke instability issues during testing. The latest 2.15 fw, which I understand has had input from Intel, appears to have sorted out the overwhelming majority of instability issues. (Curious, isn't it, that compatibility issues with SF should get resolved shortly before Intel is due to release an SF based product)
There is no doubt that OCZ has suffered at the hands of SF's apparent lack of validation/quality assurance but OCZ's commitment to resolve issues on behalf of its customers has also been apparent. I'm sure they will have learned a valuable lesson that they will be sure to try and avoid with the upcoming Octane launch.
I also have an Intel 160GB G2, which has also been faultless.
I suppose folks will now see me as an OCZ fanboy, but regardless, I reserve the right to be objective based on my experience.
Regds, JR
I'm going to wade in here (into what appears to be somewhat anti-OCZ shark infested waters) and agree with berts.
I have had three OCZ SSDs.
First a Samsung based OCZ Summit 120GB - no issues at all and once Samsung released the 19C fw with trim support it's remained a solid performer without any fuss.
Second a Vertex LE, Sandforce based 120GB - no issues at all.
Third a Vertex 3 240GB - a few instability issues with earlier versions of the fw but I was able to work around all of them. I could aslo invoke instability issues during testing. The latest 2.15 fw, which I understand has had input from Intel, appears to have sorted out the overwhelming majority of instability issues. (Curious, isn't it, that compatibility issues with SF should get resolved shortly before Intel is due to release an SF based product)
There is no doubt that OCZ has suffered at the hands of SF's apparent lack of validation/quality assurance but OCZ's commitment to resolve issues on behalf of its customers has also been apparent. I'm sure they will have learned a valuable lesson that they will be sure to try and avoid with the upcoming Octane launch.
I also have an Intel 160GB G2, which has also been faultless.
I suppose folks will now see me as an OCZ fanboy, but regardless, I reserve the right to be objective based on my experience.
Regds, JR
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