Didn't these have an extremely high failure rate? Or was that the Vertex 3?
There was a firmware issue way early in the 3 line, but I don't recall anything since then, but I also don't follow it closely since mine has worked flawlessly.
That was the 3 lines of vertex/agility (and a few other assorted SSDs around that time I believe?) until they got firmware patches, but the Vertex 4 is fine.
For anyone debating, that's a pretty good deal on the ssd, but prices for it (and other decent drives) have been hanging around that level for a while now.
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Yes, schwaip, I even debated with myself about putting it up in this thread. But the Samsun 830 is about the grade of a Vertex 4, so I thought decent for someone looking for a fairly big SSD.
Not according to 4K IOPS (which was the important one for Windows unless I've fallen behind the times): Vertex4 256GB 120k random write 90k random read vs Samsung 830 256GB 80k random write 36k random read vs Samsung 840 256GB 90k random write 100k random read
As far as the Vertex 4, numerous firmware releases (meaning product wasn't ready at launch). You can easily google "Vertex 4 issues" and find 1000's of forum posts.
This is all just my opinion, which is what anything is here on Icrontic. I just feel OCZ products are not the top-tier quality they were a few years back.
Vertex 4 has 85k random writes at 4k tushon: Vertex 4 specs
The samsung 830 is notoriously tuned towards read over write, but for everyday tasks, that generally results in the best performance. If you want real tests, tech report's drive bench 2.0 is an amazing 2 week stress test that gives the most useful results when it comes to everyday consumer performance. The blurb at the top explains it. The rest of the article contains the various other numbers if you're interested. Tech Report's Vertex 4 Drive Bench 2.0
OCZ has the highest volume in the industry last I checked, by a long shot, which would naturally result in a correspondingly higher number of complaints. I don't accept this as evidence of quality, particularly now that I'm in an industry where I know the facts vs. the complaints, and know that it rarely stacks up as described by the squeaky wheels in the public.
Studies suggest that every complaint is a voice for 25 complaints left unsaid. Well, studies also suggest that every complaint also represents 100 happy customers. So, you know, grains of salt, here.
Also, firmware releases mean diddly to represent product readiness. Drivers are the GPU version of firmware; does that mean every driver release you've ever installed is more proof that the product wasn't ready at launch?
Problems happen, yes, and you address them. But the beauty of programmable controllers lies in the fact that you can improve performance, too, as you better understand the uses cases of your product, receive field feedback and better learn the inner workings of the design. OCZ recently did (or will be doing?) that on a large number of drives.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/?ASIN=B007M55XMQ
Not familiar with the manufacturer so not 100% sure if good deal.
http://slickdeals.net/f/5247326-Starts-9-26-12-9am-12pm-pt-256gb-Samsung-830-series-ssd-MZ-7PC256B-WW-169-99-Ships-free
FOR THE NEXT HOUR ONLY
You know... because my to-read pile wasn't big enough already.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-S3-GT-I9300-Factory-Unlocked-Phone-16GB-Pebble-Blue-/350617607251
Edit> Nevermind, found my answer:
The new Samsung 840 series look very very tempting for my new PC build
Vertex4 256GB
120k random write
90k random read
vs
Samsung 830 256GB
80k random write
36k random read
vs
Samsung 840 256GB
90k random write
100k random read
While I have full confidence in Mr. Eric, I no longer have it in OCZ
http://icrontic.com/article/alex-mei-steps-in-as-interim-ceo-of-ocz-technology-as-ryan-petersen-resigns
As far as the Vertex 4, numerous firmware releases (meaning product wasn't ready at launch). You can easily google "Vertex 4 issues" and find 1000's of forum posts.
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?259-OCZ-Octane-(SATA3)-and-Octane-S2-(SATA2)-Discussion-and-Support
This is all just my opinion, which is what anything is here on Icrontic. I just feel OCZ products are not the top-tier quality they were a few years back.
And, I apologize for taking this off topic
The samsung 830 is notoriously tuned towards read over write, but for everyday tasks, that generally results in the best performance. If you want real tests, tech report's drive bench 2.0 is an amazing 2 week stress test that gives the most useful results when it comes to everyday consumer performance. The blurb at the top explains it. The rest of the article contains the various other numbers if you're interested. Tech Report's Vertex 4 Drive Bench 2.0
Studies suggest that every complaint is a voice for 25 complaints left unsaid. Well, studies also suggest that every complaint also represents 100 happy customers. So, you know, grains of salt, here.
Also, firmware releases mean diddly to represent product readiness. Drivers are the GPU version of firmware; does that mean every driver release you've ever installed is more proof that the product wasn't ready at launch?
Problems happen, yes, and you address them. But the beauty of programmable controllers lies in the fact that you can improve performance, too, as you better understand the uses cases of your product, receive field feedback and better learn the inner workings of the design. OCZ recently did (or will be doing?) that on a large number of drives.