This article (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-dc-s3500-raid-performance,3613.html) in Tom's Hardware discusses some Intel SSDs, but by reference and inference, it touches on a number of design factors that may be considerations for any other SSD out there, things like performacne, durability, reliability and so forth.
Good reading for anyone wanting to build a solid background knowledge of SSD facts.
Here is a very handly index to many different SSDs and reviews about them. http://www.johnnylucky.org/data-storage/ssd-database.html
For grins, watch the Newegg video unboxing the Samsung 840 EVO 250GB.
When Paul removes the cover from the SSD, prepare to be astounded...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147249
Came across some very useful SSD numbers today.
One is Anandtech's calculations for the Samsung 840 Evo drive in various capacities (http://www.anandtech.com/show/7173/samsung-ssd-840-evo-review-120gb-250gb-500gb-750gb-1tb-models-tested/3).
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14274.0;attach=16125;image) (http://www.anandtech.com/show/7173/samsung-ssd-840-evo-review-120gb-250gb-500gb-750gb-1tb-models-tested/3)
The other was an estimate (by OCZ) of their new Vector 150 SSD (http://anandtech.com/show/7480/ocz-vector-150-120gb-240gb-review).
(http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14274.0;attach=16127;image) (http://anandtech.com/show/7480/ocz-vector-150-120gb-240gb-review)
Now clearly, this is not apples-to-apples, but it is worrying. If I was OCZ, I'm try and address this somehow.'
There was a time that OCZ was a very well-respected name in high-performance components, but they made some critical missteps with SSDs and it just doesn't seem as if they can recover.
Perhaps some foreground information as well. :)
Here's a leaked Intel Roadmap (http://hothardware.com/News/New-Intel-SSD-Roadmap-Points-To-2TB-Drives-Arriving-In-2014/) that indicates that Intel will announce 2TB SSD drives in 2Q2014. That's Summer, next year.
Also interesting is the PCI-e drives (Apart from the now-defunct OCZ, no other manufacturer had consumer-grade PCI-E SSDs - not that these are, they are enterprise-grade if one looks at the endurance factors quoted.) Actually, the article expressly notes that these are enterprise grade, with high durability and long retention spans.
All-in-all a really good read is one is interested in SSDs.
On that, I bet few of you knew that an unpowered SSDs will not retain data on it indefinitely. I think on consumer-grade data begins to deteriorate within a few months if the SSD and firmware on the device is not powered and able to refresh the memory states.