SSD Write Endurance 25nm Vs 34nm

[bulanula]

Do you guys think the Intel 520s will use Sandforce controllers ???

ATM Sandforce I is to be avoided because of cold start bug and other problems people are having with these drives suddenly dying and write throttling as well. Also, the NAND used is of arguable quality and the various bait and switch ( 25nm and Spektek etc. ) methods used by vendors is not reassuring.

I don't know about SF II but I doubt much has improved since I see loads of people having issues there as well.

If you want the most usable SSD for daily use then I think this thread has shown that you cannot go wrong with the Intel, Crucial and the Samsung.

What do you guys think ???

Maybe someone can setup an automatic reboot and re-secure erase and repeat etc. script so we can test the secure erase endurance too without needing manual input ??? It should not be too hard to do on Linux with an old machine etc. Too bad I don't have the SSD or the cash to dedicate for one because I could get this old machine and the script ready. Maybe someone else can try on their own or help me do this ???

I think it really is important we also test this aspect of endurance as this really pushes the SSD to its limits as it is like writing to the whole capacity of the SSD in about 10 seconds and uses one NAND cycle on all of the SSD's cells etc. !