OCZ has a lot of hate because (IMHO) they have deserved it. True, they now have some high quality products. However, they have a history of putting products on the market with either very low quality or complete lack of QA.
Right now, there are 91 different OCZ drives listed on Newegg, more than any other vendor. Why so many? For one, only 23 of these are actual drive models. The rest are "Refurbished". That alone tells a story of poor QA resulting in returned drives. I have received many Newegg flyers advertising these "Refurbished" drives at rock-bottom prices. I have been tempted on a few occasions..... that is until I read the reality of the reviews. At that point, I back off - not wanting to live with the hassle of re-installing an OS and programs due to a failed drive.
On top of the number of refurbished drives, the average customer rating for the OCZ drives is much lower than other manufacturers. Their latest generation seems to be doing well. The percentage of 1-star ratings for the Vertex 4 drives is consistently in the single digits. However, contrast that with 1-star rating percentages for previous generation of drives. Vertex 3 and Agility series are consistently in the mid-to-high teens, so not so good for those products. Then you have the 450 series and the outright bust Revo-drive, which garner 1-star rating percentages in the high 30's.
All of this adds up to too many products released with poor quality control, which is going to lead to a lack of trust among the consumer market.
Contrast this with Samsung. You will not find a single Samsung SSD with a 1-star rating above 10%. And the most reviewed 840 pro drives are sitting at an astonishing 5%.
Bottom line is that Samsung has QA down. OCZ is learning the hard way. Based on the history of poor quality control and reliability, it's to be expected that OCZ is going to have a lot of hate out there, especially among all those people who've been burned with a bad drive. Correcting a reputation for poor quality is a long uphill battle.