On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Krunal Desai <mov...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > There are problems with Sandforce controllers, according to forum posts. > Buggy firmware. And in practice, Sandforce is far below it's theoretical > values. I expect Intel to have fewer problems. > > I believe it's more the firmware (and pace of firmware updates) from > companies making Sandforce-based drives than it is the controller. > Enthusiasts can tolerate OCZ and others releasing alphas/betas in forum > posts. > > While the G2 Intel drives may not be the performance kings anymore (or the > most price-effective), I'd argue they're certainly the most stable when it > comes to firmware. Have my eye on a G3 Intel drive for my laptop, where I > can't really afford beta firmware updates biting me on the road. > > --khd > > Again this is news to me. Do you have examples? There were plenty of revisions when they first dropped 6-8 months ago, but I haven't heard of anything similar in quite some time. As for Intel, they've had their share of issues as well. I assume you remember the data-loss inducing BIOS password bug? --Tim
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