OCZ to leave DRAM market, focus on SSD

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited January 2011 in Science & Tech
OCZ to leave DRAM market, focus on SSD

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  • RyanMMRyanMM Ferndale, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    This is incredibly disappointing news. I'd say roughly 50% or more of the DRAM purchases I've made in the last 5 years were OCZ memory. They always competed awesome on price and performance and offered great customer service. Such a bummer.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Sounds like a good move, but I'll really miss OCZ RAM. :(
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm
    holds onto his 12GB

    I'll keep them forever...
     Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    holds onto his 12GB

    I'll keep them forever...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    START HOARDING!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I knew this day would come. I think I actually remember having a conversation with Eric about this a couple of years ago when OCZ first started making SSDs
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Not surprising, plus it should bolster their stock prices being tied to one less-crazy market.
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    they dropped RAM for energy drinks....
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Echoing Ryan, I'm sad to see them go and will be buying some of the new RAM.
  • QuadWhoreQuadWhore Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    But... their mem was so good...

    Good thing I'm a Patriot fan. My ram is green.
  • BandrikBandrik Elkhart, IN Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Well.... crap. I suppose there is still Patriot memory and a couple other groups I've come to trust... but I sure will miss OCZ RAM.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I'll have to go back to Crucial or Mushkin. OH THE HUGE MANATEE
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    What Snark said. It sucks to have one less reliable brand, though.
  • MAGICMAGIC Doot Doot Furniture City, Michigan Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    This seems like a good move. I am sure the DDR market is much more fierce with so many competitors. OCZ really capitalized on the SSD market early on and made a good name for themselves there. Margins have to be much better in SSDs.

    So.. is my OCZ gold a collectors item now?
  • GooDGooD Quebec (CAN) Member
    edited January 2011
    I'll miss OCZ ram too :(

    My last 3 computers were using OCZ ram.

    It's not a bad move tho, just a sad one.
  • QuadWhoreQuadWhore Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    My next build will definitely have an OCZ ssd, now that this has happened.
  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    They are leaving the world of continuously falling DRAM prices to go to the world of continuously falling SSD prices. Sounds like a good business decision to me.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I believe I speak for everyone on the Internet when I say :tim:
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Tim wrote:
    They are leaving the world of continuously falling DRAM prices to go to the world of continuously falling SSD prices. Sounds like a good business decision to me.
    Pray tell, what should they do?
  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    I don't know.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Tim wrote:
    I don't know.
    Then don't speculate on their business choices being poor without any hint of a substantial nature to your claims.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    More SATAIII drives please Sirs kthx.
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited January 2011
    Zuntar wrote:
    More SATAIII drives please Sirs kthx.
    Vertex 3 is SATA III. If the specs are accurate, it's roughly twice as fast as Vertex 2. No word yet on whether the Agility or any other lines will be brought into a "3" series, but I'd imagine it'll happen this year sometime.
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