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I'm interested in the problems, maybe they can be solved... Usually Corsair is one of the more reliable ones.
I'm really happy with my Patriot Pyro and Mushkin Callisto. Not so much with my OCZ...
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I've consistently heard from hardware testing folks i know that Intel has the best track record as far as reliability goes. Though I've heard good and bad about all manufacturers.. the fun of new technologies, eh? One reason I've been holding off on grabbing SSDs
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Yeah, seem sandforce is a problem... OCZ uses them a lot, some of the Patriot's are sandforce too. The Pyro is sandforce II and there's fixes, haven't kept up with the original sandforce.
My OCZ (knock on wood) is sandforce I and it's still ticking. OCZ Vertex 2 Firmware 1.33... I think I'm on borrowed time though.
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yeah they released some firmwares to fix SandForced driven SSD's from crashing...
but, i still hear that some have issues even with 'the fix' ...
best to use a non-SandForced (a.k.a those listed in my HTPC guide) one's for the time being...
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I've so far had no problems on any of the five OCZ drives I've installed for my wife and friends, but I read bad things about them all the time. I concur with the above, the Intel SSDs seem to have the best reputation, and the one I put in my MacBook Pro is about as fast as the day I bought it, and showing little cause for concern after a year of heavy use.
*knocks on wood*
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Was that real wood, or laminate? Everyone I know with an OCZ drive has done the RMA dance at least one. They have been pretty good about it, but the month long process gets old after the first time.
