#How to link ocz vertex 3 firmware pro

I don't know the cause of the bad blood between OWC and OCZ nor do I believe it's relevant. OWC published this photo of the NAND used in their Vertex 2 sample: Only Spectek adds its own branding to the NAND. IMFT manufactures the NAND, the Micron side of it takes and packages it - some of it is used or sold by Micron, some of it is 'sold' to Crucial and some of it is 'sold' to Spectek. Spectek, for those of you who aren't familiar, is a subsidiary of Micron (much like Crucial is a subsidiary of Micron). OWC requested a drive from OCZ and it was built using 34nm Spectek NAND. Last month OWC published a blog accusing OCZ of shipping inferior NAND on the Vertex 2. Intel/Micron have also been on the forefront of driving new process technologies so it makes sense to ship as much of that stuff as you can given the promise of lower costs. Those two tend to be the most interchangeable as they physically come from the same plant. While they're generally comparable in terms of reliability and performance, there is some variance not just on the NAND side but how controllers interact with the aforementioned NAND.Р”Р„pproximately 90% of what OCZ ships in the Vertex 2 and 3 is using Intel or Micron NAND. The Intel and Micron stuff is available in both 34nm and 25nm flavors, Spectek is strictly 34nm and Hynix is 32nm.Р”В®ach NAND supplier has its own list of parts with their own list of specifications. While buying Indilinx gave OCZ the ability to be independent of any controller maker if it wanted to, OCZ is still at the mercy of the NAND manufacturers.Р”В¬urrently OCZ ships drives with NAND from four different companies: Intel, Micron, Spectek and Hynix. If you don't control the fabs, you're at their mercy. There's still a great deal of volatility even for a fab owner, process technologies are very difficult to roll out and there is always the risk of issues in manufacturing, but generally speaking you've got a better chance of supply and controlled costs if you're making the NAND. If you control the fabs, then you generally have a good idea of what's coming. Its price is subject to variation based on a myriad of factors. NAND Flash is not unlike any other commodity. Unfortunately at that level, there's a new problem: NAND supply. These are more of OCZ's traditional competitors, mostly acting as assembly houses or just rebadging OEM drives (Corsair is a recent exception as it has its own firmware/controller combination with the P3 series).Р”В«y acquiring Indilinx OCZ takes one more step up the ladder towards the Intel/Micron/Samsung group. Below OCZ are companies like Corsair, G.Skill, Patriot and OWC. These are all companies with their own foundries and either produce the NAND that goes into their SSDs or the controllers as well. Above OCZ in the chain are companies like Intel, Micron and Samsung. Keep in mind that OCZ is now fighting a battle on two fronts. The Indilinx acquisition doesn't mean much for OCZ today, however in the long run it should give OCZ at least a fighting chance at being a player in the SSD space. The Indilinx deal has now officially closed and OCZ is the proud owner of the controller company for a relatively paltry $32M in OCZ stock. Last month I wrote that OCZ had grown up after announcing the acquisition of Indilinx, a SSD controller manufacturer that was quite popular in 2009. I'll get to the 120GB Vertex 3 and how its performance differs from the 240GB drive we previewed not too long ago, but first there are a few somewhat-related issues I have to get off my chest.

#How to link ocz vertex 3 firmware pro

The Vertex 3 Pro has been pushed back a bit as the controller/firmware still have to make it through more testing and validation. What I have in my hands is retail 120GB Vertex 3 with what OCZ is calling its final, production worthy client firmware. Although the Vertex 3 shipment target was originally scheduled for March, thanks to a lot of testing and four new firmware revisions since I previewed the drive, the officially release got pushed back to April. We first talked about the controller late last year, got a sneak peak at its performance this year at CES and then just a couple of months ago brought you a performance preview based on pre-production hardware and firmware from OCZ. SandForce was first to announce and preview its 2011 SSD controller technology.