OCZ released a firmware update for its SSD belonging to the Vertex series. Once more you will have to run Windows to apply this patch, and you will need to have your data backup on another volume as the procedure entirely erase the SSD. This update should:
improve future firmware updates (so be prepared for new ones)
improve management of defective blocks
improve compatibility with sleeping mode on Mac Pro, a proof that the company is seriously considering the Mac market
bring support for TRIM.
The latest point is the most important one. Currently, OS are using SSD as HD, and they have been optimized for such disc-based storage unit. So, when you delete data, the OS will erase the allocation table on the drive, defining this space as now free. Those blocks are not really deleted and you will rewrite on the previous data. This is the reason why some software a
