Quote Originally Posted by Christopher View Post
I just take that to mean that whatever flash wasn't factory flagged bad is really consistent.
Yes, so do I. The problem comes in when you say that the m4 is awesome because it has no reallocated sectors, while some other SSD is not so good because it does have reallocated sectors. That is a conclusion drawn from insufficient information. Most likely, the m4 had all of the marginal blocks failed at the factory, while the other SSD may not have gone through as stringent a test for bad blocks at the factory (or any test at all). Without knowing that, you are comparing apples and oranges.