"So far, OCZ's decision to acquire Indilinx seems to be paying off as their proprietary controller now ranks, in our eyes at least, as one of the best you can buy while others are still leveraging third party controllers. Having control of the components has its advantages, positively impacting both cost and quality control - both of which are supremely important in this competitive marketplace. The Indilinx Everest 2 controlled drives are really going to give the other large players, namely SandForce, Marvell, Samsung and Intel serious competition and the incentive to step up their game. The Vertex lines have historically been profitable for OCZ and the latest incarnation will probably be no exception. MSRP pricing even looks good from the outset with the 128GB drive being $179, the 256GB at $349 and $699 for the 512GB. That's right around $1.50 per usable GB which is only slightly higher than that of their Vertex 3 drives. As hard drive prices have skyrocketed, this becomes all the more attractive."
