Five Samsung SSDs Are 'Qualified' for Use, But Not 'Certified' for Performance
Effective today, Convergent Design cut the price of its Odyssey SSDs by between 37% and 43%. The move is designed to lower the cost of operation for the company's Odyssey7, 7Q and 7Q+ monitor/recorders. Also, the Odyssey7Q+ now ships with a 256GB Odyssey SSD included.
The new price of a 256 GB SSD is $249, a 512GB Odyssey SSD is $449, and a 1 TB drive is $795. The Odyssey-branded SSDs are certified to work in Odyssey units, and Convergent Design guarantees their performance.
| Capacity | Old List Price | New List Price | % Drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256GB | $395 | $249 | 37% |
| 512GB | $795 | $449 | 44% |
|
1TB (1024GB) |
$1395 | $795 | 43% |
| Source: Convergent Design | |||
In addition, the company said it has begun qualifying third-party SSDs for use in the Odyssey line. Five Samsung SSDs are qualified for all 7.7-inch Odyssey monitor recorders, and will work once the forthcoming 2015.07 firmware update is released.
Not the company's distinction between certified drives and qualified drives. The significantly less-expensive Samsung drives have been "tested extensively" with all Odyssey recording modes, the company said, but unlike the certified Odyssey-branded drives, their performance is not guaranteed. Drives that are not at least qualified by Convergent Design will be prevented from working in the Odyssey.
| Qualified Samsung SSDs |
| Samsung 850 PRO 128GB |
| Samsung 850 PRO 256GB |
| Samsung 850 PRO 512GB |
| Samsung 850 PRO 1024GB (1TB) |
| Samsung 850 EVO 1000GB |
| Note: Although the Samsung 850 EVO 500GB was previously named by Convergent Design as a supported drive, it has not been qualified for use with the Odyssey. |
| Source: Convergent Design |
"Convergent Design customer support is available to our clients 24/7, but we may not be able to successfully support third-party product to the same extent as our own products," the company said in a prepared statement. In other words: do you feel lucky?
