Corsair Force Series 3 Recalled

[Ovek]

In case anyone bought the 120 FS3 over the past week... like me... yay bleeding edge!

CORSAIR FORCE SERIES 3 UPDATE, JUNE 7, 2011

Over the past several days, we have analyzed issues associated with the stability of our recently released 120GB Force Series 3 SSD. Our review has identified that a significant percentage of these drive do not perform to specifications. The solution will require changes to both the SSD firmware and the hardware components of the SSD itself.

We have stopped shipments of the affected drive, Corsair part number CSSD-F120GB3-BK, effective immediately and have implemented the following remediation plan:

(1) ALL users should cease using the CSSD-F120GBG3-BK drive immediately, even if you have not experienced issues of stability.

(2) Users may then either RETURN the drive to Corsair, at Corsair's expense, to be exchanged with a replacement drive that does meet specifications OR

(3) Return the drive to their place of purchase.

Corsair is committed to product quality and we want to assure our customers that this remediation plan will be implemented at no cost to you.

To return your Force Series 3 120GB SSD to Corsair, contact Corsair to ARRANGE YOUR REPLACEMENT . Corsair will pay for shipping your drive back to Corsair and will replace your drive free of charge. Estimated turnaround time is ten business days.

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=95825

 

[Grizzly]

That's a bummer, it looked like those drives were really good as well, on paper at least. Hopefully they still will once it's sorted.

 

[Bungral]

I was very close to buying one too as they are a touch cheaper than the Vertex 3's... Hmmm.

 

[SieB]

I was very close to buying one too as they are a touch cheaper than the Vertex 3's... Hmmm.

There has been a bad batch of the Vertex 3's as well, forum member Lexxikonn had one die on him and he was told by Scan that over a 100 people have had the same happen to them within a week after they were released.

 

[Bungral]

Yeah, saw that too.

Will maybe wait a month or two for these new controllers to get some more mature firmware on them.

There has been a bad batch of the Vertex 3's as well, forum member Lexxikonn had one die on him and he was told by Scan that over a 100 people have had the same happen to them within a week after they were released.

 

[Ovek]

There has been a bad batch of the Vertex 3's as well, forum member Lexxikonn had one die on him and he was told by Scan that over a 100 people have had the same happen to them within a week after they were released.

It's not just a bad batch with the OCZ Vertex/Solid/Agility 3 drives, it's the firmware. SandForce release a new firmware 1.06(?) that created all of the drives problems about 3 to 4 weeks ago... of course OCZ being OCZ they went in to denial and started saying that people were installing windows wrong and all sorts of random rubbish.

Actually reading the OCZ support forums makes me angry and I don't even own a Vertex 3! Gotta love the OCZ support staff telling people on the fourms that they can't be bothered with you because they had the gall to ask a question.

But enough about OCZ a awful company I will never give my money too regardless of how fast there SSDs might be.