OCZ Vertex 3 240g, no issues, blindingly fast

[DustinT]

Thanks for the update. I still can't get mine updated, even on a Windows machine. The only thing I haven't done yet is erase the whole disk and reformat in NTFS...I just don't think it's worth the hassle.

I don't believe the filesystem or partitions has anything to do with it.

 

[c3mdigital]

I agree. But, consider that the firmware really doesn't need to be upgraded regularly if things are working properly. So, how often do you have to upgrade the firmware? Often enough to make the performance boost a bad value proposition? Maybe, but not for me.

I do hope OCZ will straighten out the difficulties but I didn't find it that big of a deal to connect to another computer for a few minutes.

This firmware update issue is very frustrating. There should be an easy way to update without having to remove the drive. It's ridiculous that OCZ expects 2011 MacBook Pro owners to remove 12 tiny screws and an already know fragile Sata cable (and have a Windows computer just sitting by) to update firmware.



I wasted 4 hours yesterday trying to update. Tried with the special OCZ live cd. Fail. Built a Windows 7 live cd using my Virtual install, Fail with both versions of Toolbox. The problem with the Windows Live CD is that their are no drivers for the Sata interface. You can install them in the CD but you have to reboot which wouldn't work on a live cd. My next step is to try and include the drivers with the Windows Live CD and dreading it.

The ironic part is the new firmware specifically fixes issues with the 2011 MacBook Pro.

 

[AMDGAMER]

so how much is this drive and does it work or do you have to do some kind of firmware upgrades? Easy to install?

 

[dagamer34]

Where are people buying this drive from? Amazon? Newegg? It's so popular that supply and demand is causing the price to hit $600 easy.

 

[c3mdigital]

so how much is this drive and does it work or do you have to do some kind of firmware upgrades? Easy to install?

This drive is amazingly fast. I can boot in less than 10 seconds and can't even remember what a bouncing icon looks like.

Mine was $240 for the 120G and I got it the week it came out from being on a waiting list. I wanted the bigger one but those are in very scarse supply.

It works fine with the original firmware but performance junkies always have to have the latest and greatest updates.

 

[AMDGAMER]

So the 128GB apple SSD isn't any good? for 100 bucks (90 bucks student pricing) it sure is a good deal.

I'm looking at the high end 15" with the hi res LED and the SSD drive for upgrades. pretty much fully loaded.

 

[awer25]

So the 128GB apple SSD isn't any good? for 100 bucks (90 bucks student pricing) it sure is a good deal.

I'm looking at the high end 15" with the hi res LED and the SSD drive for upgrades. pretty much fully loaded.

Well technically it's $100 + the cost of a 750GB drive that you're not getting

 

[Weaselboy]

So the 128GB apple SSD isn't any good? for 100 bucks (90 bucks student pricing) it sure is a good deal.

I'm looking at the high end 15" with the hi res LED and the SSD drive for upgrades. pretty much fully loaded.

There is nothing wrong with the OEM SSD. It is just that some of the aftermarket ones are faster, but you have to tinker with the installation and possible stability issues afterward as you have read in the forums here. Unless you are regularly moving around large data files and REALLY need that extra speed, there is not much reason to opt for the aftermarket SSDs.