Comments on: OCZ Octane SSD Pricing And Specs Released

By: Les@TheSSDReview

Les@TheSSDReview — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:57:00 +0000

In reply to Guest. Understand your thinking but the only way to avert the size/performance issue would be to go with a SF drive. All non-compressed SSDs suffer similar, except that OCZ is claiming that the testing of incompressible data on this drive is a step up. Hoping to get one in my hands for testing in the next week or so.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:03:00 +0000

In reply to Les@TheSSDReview.

Totally agree…given the black eyes given to Intel and SF controllers rep. the LAST thing Ocz is going to due is botch this launch. They didn’t do so well with the VertexPlus launch…but this is a much larger product rollout. I sooo resent having to buy a damn 512GB drive in order to achieve max performance for said ssd line.

By: Roscoe "Trey" Nicholson

Roscoe "Trey" Nicholson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:42:00 +0000

Wasn’t there also a slower speed Octane initially announced? Any word on that pricing?

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:49:00 +0000

Also forgot to mention the upcoming Marvell 9174 at 515r/440w only avail in 128 and 256gb.

By: None

None — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:45:00 +0000

With every new controller and or nand shrink it looks as tho the days of building a good performing ‘poor mans array’ are long gone with the Vertex 2 50/60GB w/34nm nand being the last ‘good’ small ssd. With SF2200 the V3 60gb has horrid random reads/writes vs a the V3 120gb…that same comparison between a 34nm SF1200 60 vs 120gb is much more favorable. So that means the new ‘sweet spot’ for price vs perf. for a poor mans raid is now 120gb with SF2200. Now in a few weeks Octane launches and it looks like the ideal ‘affordable…lol’ raid drive perf/size goes up to 256GB drives with the Everest controller at $370 a pop.

Looks like I may repeat my previous strategy of buying the 34nm version of my drives before 25nm nand came along and ruined what was left of decent small drives everywhere. Over the last 2 weeks I’ve noticed the price difference between the plain V3 120 and the V3 120 MaxIOP starting to increase. Last month the diff was between $10 and $30 and an mir on occasion. Now it’s a $50 premium…or $70 of you don’t use the rebate…plus $8 shipping at NewEgg. Looks like the days may be numbered for 32nm toggle given that 28nm toggle is in full production as we speak. This means we can expect a similar hit in the randoms as with the previous 34nm to 25nm change over. I was gonna wait till after xmas for a pair of 120 MaxIOPs but if I find out for sure that 34nm toggle is running out, I’ll have to pull the trigger early.