I remember them being something other than an SSD manufacturer. I've got a few sticks of DDR memory from them. In fact I was surprised to see them producing flash memory products lately (for a very long definition of lately).
Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
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Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same here. Swapped out the stock drive in my MPB with a Vertex 3 in April 2011, and its been rock solid ever since with everyday-use.
Everyone on HN is glad you're happy, but your single data point does fly in the face of statistically significant reliability problems with OCZ drives (ie, the only real way to evaluate storage manufacturers).
The plural of anecdote is not data.
(Just a note to keep in mind when seeing all these personal testimonies)
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#23> Once-great They were never great. They lied to their customers by selling hardware under the same name as previously produced hardware with cheaper components and lesser specs. They built hardware that was simply off-spec, an example being drives where the connectors were an entire millimeter shifted, such that when installed in certain machines the connectors literally could not make contact with the corresponding…
Also using actual buyers/users for testing their drives and firmware. Not cool at all...
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#24I wasn't aware of it before reading into this whole story, but OCZ seemed to have quite a problem with QA. My vertex 2 barely lasted a year before it started going funny, which I put down to bad luck. But now it seems I wasn't the only one.
They are notorious for pushing out low quality products. You really should be a more informed consumer before you buy stuff, it's not like it takes a long time to research this kind of stuff.
At the consumer level, it is quite difficult to research a lot of this kind of thing. There is so much contradictory information out there on almost every product, and trying to ferret out the right information can be a gruelling task.
Go to a few review sites, have the reviews say "OCZ looks fast and good", go away with a good impression. You have to look elsewhere - on forums and the like, all of which are highly variant in quality - to get information about long-term performance. It's compounded when you have a new player or new product lines. Here in this very thread, it has several people saying "OCZ is great".
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#25> Once-great They were never great. They lied to their customers by selling hardware under the same name as previously produced hardware with cheaper components and lesser specs. They built hardware that was simply off-spec, an example being drives where the connectors were an entire millimeter shifted, such that when installed in certain machines the connectors literally could not make contact with the corresponding…
I'm not sure it's so bad. I bought my OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 2.5 years ago, it's been great and I'm still happy with it. They also have had many good reviews.
I've had to have them replace my OCZ Vertex 2 three times.
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same here. Swapped out the stock drive in my MPB with a Vertex 3 in April 2011, and its been rock solid ever since with everyday-use.
Everyone on HN is glad you're happy, but your single data point does fly in the face of statistically significant reliability problems with OCZ drives (ie, the only real way to evaluate storage manufacturers).
Oh good! I'd posted specifically to ensure just you were happy, but it warms my heart to know that the entirety of HN is officially glad that I'm happy too!
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Everyone on HN is glad you're happy, but your single data point does fly in the face of statistically significant reliability problems with OCZ drives (ie, the only real way to evaluate storage manufacturers).
Do you have actual statistics? I'd truly like to see them. Most of the reliability problems I've seen have been self-reported, so I'm not sure what biases are present in what I've seen. ;) (I agree that many of their practices were bad, which likely lent to bad drives! This isn't trolling, just genuine curiosity if there were published stats)
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#28In the "hardware junkies" mailing list at work (Microsoft) the OCZ drives were a periodic source of derision.
"My OCZ drive failed..." / "I'm on my fourth RMA, what should I do?"
"Real junkies buy Intel." (Or Samsung). And they don't buy TLC flash, either.
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not sure it's so bad. I bought my OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 2.5 years ago, it's been great and I'm still happy with it. They also have had many good reviews.
I've had to have them replace my OCZ Vertex 2 three times.
I was lucky I got RMA and got a replacement. I sold the replacement on ebay once I got it and ever since I couldn't trust another SSD myself. Though I am still very happy with the SSD that comes with my Macbook Pro 15"
Re: Once-great SSD manufacturer OCZ filing for bankruptcy
#30This is upsetting as we are moving towards a tech world filled with only a few big brands. Will we only be able to buy SSDs from Intel or Samsung in the future? Time will tell, but I am upset that the small guy can't compete in this space anymore.