raid and add more OP to spread the load
good point.

.marketing unfortunately has to focus on this though as it would only take 1 competitor to go against the grain and people start to think X is faster than Y etc etc.
unfortunate but true. they need a industry standard for testing, but doubt we will ever see it. i dont think there is an industry standard for testing of anything, from monitors to hdd to ssd to lawnmowers

buy the drives that fit your needs, do not abuse the drives...just use them
that should be written on the front of all SSD packages