What the heck? OCZ EOL's almost all Z-series power supplies....

[Meghan54]

Just noticed this.....OCZ has EOL'd almost all of their Z-Series power supplies. Wonder what the problem is?


http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/end_of_life/power_supplies

 

[VirtualLarry]

JediYoda mentioned something about PC P&C's new line of Okia PSUs. Maybe OCZ and PC P&C switched OEM mfgs, so OCZ had to can their (relatively recent, I think) line of Z series PSUs.

 

[theAnimal]

JediYoda mentioned something about PC P&C's new line of Okia PSUs. Maybe OCZ and PC P&C switched OEM mfgs, so OCZ had to can their (relatively recent, I think) line of Z series PSUs.

OKIA PSUs are from Broadway Com Corp.

 

[Meghan54]

Honestly, OCZ probably would have been better off sticking with Sirfa than moving to Okia. Talk about moving even further down the quality scale.......

 

[tomoyo]

Funky. Well I did notice they killed the non-modular golds and kept the modular. Go figure. Still hoping they finally go to a high quality oem, not expecting it to happen though.

 

[gorobei]

seasonic, enermax, thermaltake, and some other asian brand have/are coming out with the new psus using the DC-DC (main 12v with 3 and 5 off of the 12 line) design.
Given the power efficiency and temp advantages of this new design, the other makers/branders may be EOL their older series so they can transition over to the new DC-DC paradigm.
Interestingly all the DC-DC versions i've seen reviewed are modular, it may take time for the other makers to settle the modular cable patent rights with Ultra.

 

[HOOfan 1]

Two of the EOL OCZ were DC-DC...but non-modular

 

[gorobei]

maybe dedicated wiring of the 3/5v DC-DC costs more than modular. Since all you have to do with a modular is route the 3 and 5 v into the daughter card rails vs having to hand solder/connect the non-modular wires.

 

[HOOfan 1]

more likely, no one was buying the non-modular models

 

[JEDIYoda]

JediYoda mentioned something about PC P&C's new line of Okia PSUs. Maybe OCZ and PC P&C switched OEM mfgs, so OCZ had to can their (relatively recent, I think) line of Z series PSUs.

It was a joke./..OKIA is one of the most generic PSU you can purchase...in fact they usually come bundled with a case..lolol

 

[theAnimal]

OCZ Is NOT Recalling PSU's

OCZ Is NOT Recalling PSU's
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What does something from March of last year have to do with this thread?

 

[tomoyo]

What does something from March of last year have to do with this thread?

He obviously has zero concept of time. Also nobody ever said anything about recalls.

 

[Meghan54]

He obviously has zero concept of time. Also nobody ever said anything about recalls.

And, apparently, no one at OCZ said anything about making a profit, either.

In the nine months ending in Nov. 30, 2009, OCZ lost $7.029M (million). Of course, that's better than the nine months ending in Nov. 30, 2008 when OCZ lost $11.165M. (Those nine months equate to OCZ's first three FY quarters....'08 and '09.)

But power supplies seem to be a very small sideline for OCZ as the company says it intends to focus on SSD/flash as its primary sales vehicle.

We are dedicated to becoming a leader in the SSD market.....with our SSD product mix growing to 70-80%.

(Above taken from OCZ's most recent SEC filings.....quote made by Ryan Petersen, President and CEO, OCZ.)

And with OCZ's stated goal of having 70-80% of their sales coming from SSD/flash, (OCZ's memory products currently make up a bit over 50% of OCZ's sales and power supplies at around 15% or so), one can only wonder what OCZ really has in mind for continuing its power supply business.

It wouldn't surprise me to eventually see OCZ cut PCP&C loose and completely discontinue power supply sales.