To the delight of all the owners of OCZ Vertex / Vertex EX / Agility / Agility EX, OCZ has released a new firmware (version 1.4 for Vertex 1.3 for the EX), which provides management of the TRIM command. The advantage of TRIM recall is to prevent the degradation of write performance of the DSS over time, avoiding data fragmentation. To function, the TRIM control is however not only being supported by the firmware of the DSS, but also by the operating system, and so far, only Windows 7 is compatible.

Current users and future 7 have every interest to make the update. Thankfully, OCZ has also thought of others, the proponents of Linux or Mac OS X. A second firmware (version 1.41 for Vertex, 1.31 for Vertex EX) is available that provides an alternative to the TRIM system, called "garbage collector" (garbage collection). Previously in beta and dangerously buggy, this feature is now available.