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Nah... i don't trust SSD's, had too many dying over the years without any form of warning.
I haven't had any issues with my crucial and samsung ssds which I've had for many years. So might be brand related.
The thing is: With a spinning disk i can hear when things start to get spooky...
I have multiple back ups of important stuff, so even if a drive died it wouldn't be a big issue. But, what brand SSDs gave you troubles? Would like to know so I can stay away from those ones.
SandForce controller?
I've never had a newer SSD fail on me. knocks wood I've got 3 in my computer, all the spinny-spinny-crashies are gone.
Anyway, the idea behind the cheap small SSD is that you only put your OS and generic software on it, not your photos and personal data that you can't afford to lose.