OCZ Apex Vs OCZ Vertex?

Stonedofmoo · 16 Jan 2009 at 13:11

Why is it the newly listed 'mainsteam' OCZ Apex SSD's are faster at reading than the 'performance' Vertex drives?

I see the Apex doesn't have any onboard cache which I guess explains why it's a little cheaper?

Slackworth · 16 Jan 2009 at 13:12

They don't have any cache but they use the JMicron controller in RAID basically.

Stonedofmoo · 16 Jan 2009 at 13:38

Presumably not the same JMicron controller that has the issues in the Core series?

azza21 · 16 Jan 2009 at 14:59

Yeah it is just the cheaper alternative, it will be a major improvement over the v1 and v2, so i've been told.

phinix · 16 Jan 2009 at 20:58

On OCZ forum you can read that Apex is based on Core v2 series, only in raid. That is why the prices should be lower than they are now - 195 for 60GB is insane! Two Solid 30GB in RAID would be cheaper - about 130 pounds...

Stonedofmoo · 17 Jan 2009 at 09:14

So same controller, same stuttering problems.

Madness. I guess I'll wait for those Vertex drives to come down a little then. I really fancy a 120Gb one as a system drive but can't afford them just yet.

Talrinys · 17 Jan 2009 at 10:40

Stonedofmoo said:
So same controller, same stuttering problems.

Madness. I guess I'll wait for those Vertex drives to come down a little then. I really fancy a 120Gb one as a system drive but can't afford them just yet.

Give it a while until speeds shoot up and SATA 6.0gbps standards are released, then these drives will really have a good value.

miniyazz · 18 Jan 2009 at 03:07

Talrinys said:
Give it a while until speeds shoot up and SATA 6.0gbps standards are released, then these drives will really have a good value.

Based on how quickly I/O speeds have increased on SSDs in the past 6 months, and how long it takes to get a new standard approved and applied, we'll be needing sata 12gbps by the time sata 6gbps comes out..