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On Thu, 20 Feb 2014, Erik Stian Tefre wrote:

> Here's an interesting SSD stress test report by the way:
> http://www.extremetech.com/computing/173887-ssd-stress-testing-finds-intel-might-be-the-only-reliable-drive-manufacturer

That test was very domain-specific, seeing which SSDs lost data while 
writing during a power loss.  Also a strange combination of SSDs tested. 
Interesting, but not overly relevant to the way most SSDs are used.

Just to add: some Intel SSDs use Sandforce controllers with custom 
firmware.  Maybe not all of them, I have not kept track.