Least problematic SSDs?

[Javelin3o4]

I've been looking into getting a 120/128GB SSD, but it seems like SSD's have so many reliability issues, was wondering what ones are out right now with the last amount of issues?

 

[Fr33t]

Most people are probably going to tell you the Crucial M4 or Intel drives. If you look around though, in the past week or two a lot of Sandforce drives have been getting firmware updates to get rid of BSOD's and other problems and increase reliability. Personally I am waiting for the OCZ Octane drives based on a new Indilinx Everest controller that is supposed to be fast, reliable, and best of all run between $1.10-$1.30. Here's an article on them: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/ocz-pushes-access-time-boundaries-with-octane-and-octane-s2-ssds/

 

[wra18th]

I haven't had any issues with my OCZ Vertex 3.

 

[Javelin3o4]

Most people are probably going to tell you the Crucial M4 or Intel drives. If you look around though, in the past week or two a lot of Sandforce drives have been getting firmware updates to get rid of BSOD's and other problems and increase reliability. Personally I am waiting for the OCZ Octane drives based on a new Indilinx Everest controller that is supposed to be fast, reliable, and best of all run between $1.10-$1.30. Here's an article on them: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/ocz-pushes-access-time-boundaries-with-octane-and-octane-s2-ssds/

thanks took a look at that article and will probably just hold out until those drives are released.

 

[ChrisBenn]

(...)Personally I am waiting for the OCZ Octane drives based on a new Indilinx Everest controller that is supposed to be fast, reliable, and best of all run between $1.10-$1.30. Here's an article on them: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/ocz-pushes-access-time-boundaries-with-octane-and-octane-s2-ssds/

I don't have any faith that OCZ can put out a reliable SSD. And they certainly haven't demonstrated that they can - so why would this one be any different?

 

[Damar]

At this point, the Intel G2 series is probably the best bet for "least problematic" and still fast. Intel may not make the absolute fastest SSD's, but I trust their quality over a lot of the others.

The M4's have had a smooth launch to be sure, and they've gotten steady firmware upgrades to improve them which is a plus.

I'm running an 80 and 160GB Intel G2 here but wouldnt hesitate to get an M4 at this point either.

 

[Fr33t]

I don't have any faith that OCZ can put out a reliable SSD. And they certainly haven't demonstrated that they can - so why would this one be any different?

It will be different because it isn't based on the Sandforce controller which was the source almost all issues with their recent offerings. Not to mention the fact that with the most recent firmware update people that had problems are saying it solved them, while other owners that never had any problems...still don't have any problems. Idk, I've been pretty critical of OCZ up to this point but with the recent update and the new controller they will be using, I'd say their future looks pretty bright

 

[ChrisBenn]

Re OCZ drives suddenly being reliable:
Well obviously we don't know for sure, but I'm going to stick with the old adage - "fool me once..."

 

[curlysir]

Re OCZ drives suddenly being reliable:
Well obviously we don't know for sure, but I'm going to stick with the old adage - "fool me once..."

I own one of the OCZ Vertex 3 drives and the new Firmware does appear to fix the drive. That being said, last week before the new firmware was released I pulled it out of my system (4 to 5 BSOD daily) and replaced it with a spare drive. I then order a new Crucial M4 to replace it. The FW came out before I received the M4 so I installed the FW in the OCZ and reinstalled it. Has ran for almost a week without problems.

My opinion: If you want speed go with the OCZ and hope for the best. If you want reliability with slighty less performance go with the Crucial M4 or Intel.