I dont understand what the crucial link is suppose to show me. A company that has never focused on sandforce controller now is getting error threads on there forums?

Go to OCZ/Corsair/Patriot etc etc, you'll see that exact same thread more than once, dated early 2010.

Hmm... I listed a few options in my price range. It looks like maybe the Mushkin Enhanced Chronos is the best choice?


Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 120gb SandForce 2281 184.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226236
Corsair Force 3 120gb SandForce 2200 for $169.99 after rebate. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0366200
Corsair Performance 3 120gb Marvell for $169.99 http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0356524
OCZ Vertex 3 120gb SandForce 2281 for $179.99 after rebate. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0360159

The OCZ drives will always be cheaper than competing SF-based drives because OCZ has a sweetheart deal with SandForce, meaning they get a discount and they are able to provide firmware updates sooner than the others. Corsair generally has a very good RMA and customer service, as well as Mushkin.

The Force 3 is equivalent to the Agility 3 drives, which both have async NAND ram. Same exact drives but the OCZ is cheaper because of the sweetheart deal. The Vertex 3 and Corsair GT series are faster than the async counterparts but also a bit more expensive, again, the OCZ vertex 3 being cheaper than the rest. The sync NAND ram counterparts are slightly faster than the others, maybe 20-30MB/s?

The Corsair Performance pro series is Marvell-based, same exact drive as the Plextor drives. If you want the best overall performance from an SSD along with great reliability then buy a Plextor M3S (5 year warranty) or a Samsung 830 series drive. Both of those will fair better with uncompressible data but they're both more expensive.

If I were to buy another drive right now it would be a Plextor M3S. Cheaper than Crucial, quick as hell and great warranty.

Btw, your link for the marvell drive is a 64gig one. If you're buying Marvell go with Crucial or Plextor. For some reason the Corsair drives are priced too damn high.