Report: OCZ Planning a 20 nm SSD Refresh

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By Tarun Iyer
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OCZ is reportedly working on a refresh of its 20 nm SSD that includes a new Barefoot 3-based controller.

According to both NordicHardware and Fudzilla, OCZ is currently working on a refresh of its Vertex line of SSDs with 20 nm MLC NAND memory that will include a new Barefoot 3-Based controller that features optimized power saving and may involve some performance improvements.

Fudzilla has speculated that this revision would either be named Vertex 5 or Vertex 4.20 and indicated that it will be arriving on store shelves as early as next month.

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  • A Bad Day
    Price per GB? That's what consumer SSDs should be focused on, since increased read/write speeds on top of already high speeds don't really help the average joe or gamer.
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  • ragenalien
    10675539 said:
    Price per GB? That's what consumer SSDs should be focused on, since increased read/write speeds on top of already high speeds don't really help the average joe or gamer.

    Using a new manufacturing process should mean more nand cells using less actual materials. So it SHOULD in theory mean it could be cheaper.
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