Submission + - Some SSDs could get 20% capacity boost for free (pcper.com)
Vigile writes: After impressing the storage world with raw speed, certain models of Sandforce-based SSDs may be able to get a free upgrade in capacity of about 20%. OCZ has worked with the SSD controller vendor to tweak the firmware in such a way to permit less overprovisioning on the flash memory without incurring a drop in performance. PC Perspective has tested one such prototype drive that has the exact same design but is provisioned at 120GB rather than 100GB all with a firmware update. Even better, OCZ claims that users of their Sandforce-based drives will likely be able to upgrade their own drives soon as well.