Cons: It's going to die on you, seriously. 3-4 months and that's all folks.
Other Thoughts: Do yourself a favor and avoid OCZ all together. Please learn from all these one eggs and go crucial or intel. When I purchased this in late march, it was an attractive option. With all the one eggs rolling in now, it's no coincidence I'm putting mine in. Avoid!!
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LarryS
7/6/2012 8:03:19 PM
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Worst SSD Ever
Pros: Cheap, easy to install
Cons: Unreliable, sporadic "bad blocks"
Other Thoughts: After 3 months of use, out of the blue one day, the drive is no longer bootable. I attempted recovery using an Appricorn SATA Wire to USB, and could not detect the drive. This OCZ is completely dead and unresponsive. Worst purchase ever made. Since it's been more than 30 days since purchase, NewEgg won't allow an RMA.
1 Egg, because the form requires a rating.
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6/27/2012 7:49:42 PM
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never again
Pros: cheap?
Cons: horrible support with broken ticket system
drive had bad blocks within a week of use, corrupted data
ocz's support wants to give the runaround and is basically refusing to honor the warranty
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fxsts
6/22/2012 4:28:28 PM
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Seriously?
Pros: Worked for 3 momths.
Cons: To update my previous review in regards to this SSD failing in my Macbook Pro, I have just received an email from OCZ asking me to run "ATTO disk benchmark" for at least 4 hours. They say if the test reports errors, there may be a problem with the drive in which case they can replace the drive. Seriously? The fact is that your drive failed only after 3 months, and I lost all the data. Even if this thing pass the benchmark after running it for even 100 hours, I WILL NOT put it back into my Macbook.
Manufacturer Response:
We aplogize for the difficulties. Our support staff are trying to assist you with drive testing. There can be a few reasons for a drive to become corrupt, and testing will help pinpoint the cause. We care about our customers and would like to work with you to see that your drive runs reliably as it should. Thank you
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OCZ Support Page
OCZ Support Forums
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fxsts
6/22/2012 9:07:58 AM
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Macbook stopped booting up after 3 months
Pros: Worked for 3 months
Cons: I left a review on 3/21/2012 saying that it was working great in my Macbook Pro. Now, after 3 months, on 6/22/2012, the Macbook stopped booting up. I put the old hard drive back in, and the Macbook is working fine so the problem is obviously with this SSD. Seriously? OCZ. This thing is like a ticking time bomb waiting to fail. I was skeptical with all the bad reviews for OCZ SSD's, but now I know. I had even updated the firmware to the latest before it failed.
Other Thoughts: Windows 7 seems to recognize the drive so it is not completely dead, but the data is obviously corrupted. It may still work if I re-format it, but there is no way taht I am going to put this thing back into my computer.
Manufacturer Response:
We are sorry for the problem. Please visit our support forums at the link below and post for assistance. Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you with your drive. We care about our customers and will work to make things right for you. We look forward to helping you. Thank you
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reiththestud
6/22/2012 8:35:09 AM
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Disable sleep mode?
Pros: None
Cons: Please note the manufacturer's response on my previous review (should be just below this one). The manufacturer states that they recommend disabling sleep mode because it might cause problems.
Really?!? Disable sleep mode because it may cause problems? That's like saying your new car might have problems if you try and drive it in reverse. Sleep mode is a default feature of nearly every computer and every operating system. It's simply good housekeeping to utilize it so you're not sucking down watts while not using your computer.
And you made a product that exhibits problems when using sleep mode? Telling me to disable sleep mode is NOT a solution, it's an admission of a problem.
Manufacturer Response:
We would like to clarify our original response. In some systems the system BIOS will cause SSD issues when resuming from sleep mode. Since a typical system will boot up much faster with an SSD, we recommend shutting down instead. Setting power settings to shut the monitor down when the system is idle can help save power before shutting down. Please visit our support forums at the link below to discuss this further. Thank you
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6/21/2012 6:56:52 PM
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Failed
Pros: Affordable
Cons: The bad sectors started within a month and kept coming
Other Thoughts: Disappointed with the quality
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reiththestud
6/15/2012 9:47:40 PM
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Dead after 2 months
Pros: Decent when it worked
Cons: After 2 months of use in a brand new machine, Windows started registering random errors. The registry became corrupted and I tried reinstalling Windows. This is where everything went downhill. Windows installer failed a couple times, and then stopped being able to read the drive. I tried 3 different versions of OCZ's linux repair tools, and none of them could access or work on the drive.
Other Thoughts: Had this happened to me, I would have been fine. But this happened to a customer who I had convinced to get an SSD because they are non-mechanical and less susceptible to failure. Thankfully I had her files backed up from when I worked on her old computer and built her this new one. Otherwise she would have lost everything.
Now it's time to see how decent OCZ's RMA process is.
Manufacturer Response:
We aplogize for the difficulties. On some systems we recommend disabling sleep mode as this can create problems. Please visit the link below and create a support ticket to arrange for an RMA for a replacement. We care about our customers and are here to help. We look forward to assisting you. Thank you
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6/8/2012 12:42:00 PM
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DIED AFTER 3 MONTHS
Pros: It was fast and performed as expected in my netbook.
Cons: Died too quickly.
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We aplogize for the difficulties. Please visit the link below and create a support ticket to get in touch with our RMA department for assistance. We care about our customers and are here to help. Thank you
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6/3/2012 9:15:15 AM
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Pros: Came with free thumb drives
Cons: Both were unstable and unusable after 2 weeks.
Other Thoughts: Bought to speed up separate machines but ended up reinstalling windows into their original 7200rpm drives.
Manufacturer Response:
We apologize for the difficulties. Please visit our support forums at the link below. We will be happy to assist you with troubleshooting and setup to get you running properly. We care about our customers and are here to help. Thank you
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OCZ Support Forums 作者: kingkongy 时间: 2012-7-18 23:14
