http://blog.macsales.com/9438-not-all-ssd’s-are-created-equal-the-story-continues#more-9438
As you can see from the screen shot above, this OCZ SSD ordered Wednesday from a major retailer and received yesterday is still advertised as 120GB, yet is actually a 115GB version.
Then, when you watch the unboxing video below, you see the memory chips used are considered OEM gradenot the Tier 1 quality grade used in the OWC Mercury SSD family.
When we took the cover off of this third, direct from OCZ SSD, we found a S stamped over Micron logo on all the flash devices (see the image to the left). This indicates the device is off spec product because it failed some parameter of Microns full performance and/or quality specification testing. Off spec memory is typically used in low-level applications such as toys, offering considerable cost savings over Tier 1 level to an SSD manufacturer.
It is a very brave action to take, using these chips in a data storage device, was the reply given.
As you can see from the screen shot above, this OCZ SSD ordered Wednesday from a major retailer and received yesterday is still advertised as 120GB, yet is actually a 115GB version.
Then, when you watch the unboxing video below, you see the memory chips used are considered OEM gradenot the Tier 1 quality grade used in the OWC Mercury SSD family.
When we took the cover off of this third, direct from OCZ SSD, we found a S stamped over Micron logo on all the flash devices (see the image to the left). This indicates the device is off spec product because it failed some parameter of Microns full performance and/or quality specification testing. Off spec memory is typically used in low-level applications such as toys, offering considerable cost savings over Tier 1 level to an SSD manufacturer.
It is a very brave action to take, using these chips in a data storage device, was the reply given.