Quote Originally Posted by 'Sarduci',index.php?page=Thread&postID=112668#post 112668
Bummer, I was hoping for performance data and not just a review. The OCZ 64GB is still the rebranded Samsung 64GB unit. There's a lot more data out there under that. We've tested them at work for high read I/O database applications but unfortunately they dont come in big enough sizes for us.....

NOTE TO ALL READERS:

This unit is an SLC unit, not the cheaper MLC unit. MLC units are much slower than the SLC units by design. You will never find this kind of performance out of the current generation of MLC drives. Not all SSD's are created equal.


As far as a lack of mounting hardware, these are intended out of the box as laptop drive replacements or 2.5" server drives. Most laptops have friction mounts (i.e. they just fit in there) and 2.5" drive bays on servers come with all of the mounting gear you need.

This is the OEM version from Samsung:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147054
Wrong. This OCZ Core 64GB model is an MLC unit, but yes, it's a rebranded Samsung for the consumer market. That's why it's 0.3ms access time and only $250 for 64GB compared to the SLC models with 0.1ms access time by Samsung/OCZ for around $700+.

That Samsung model you listed is an SLC. This link is the rebranded SLC OCZ of that model:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227295 ($795)

This is the rebranded MLC OCZ model I purchased:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227344 ($249)

The OCZ *Core* series is MLC - that's why the price is so low. Performance isn't as good as SLC SSDs, but it's still FAR better than RAID0 Raptors. Look at the difference:
4.2ms for Raptor 150GB access time.. $170. ($295 for 300GB)
0.3ms for OCZ Core 32GB MLC access time.. $199. ($250 for 64GB)
0.1ms for Samsung/OCZ 32GB SLC access time.. $400+. ($600-795 for 64GB)

Transfer rates are comparable between the three. SSDs don't have the problem of losing transfer speed the further from the center of the disc either.

NOTE TO ALL READERS (including the above poster):
As stated in the title, it's still a test in progress - I only had an hour or so last night to play around with it, and since so many have commented that they want a review, this was my initial impression. I fully plan on detailed performance differences in the near future with various configurations of my machine. I wouldn't have jumped into this purchase without fully researching the product. There are plenty of online reviews comparing the MLC OCZ Core SSDs to Raptors, SAS drives, SCSI drives, and SLC drives. For the price/performance, you'll be hard pressed to find something else better to solve our lag issues due to hard drive seek times in busy areas.