From the PC Perspective link page as I think they said it best: PC Perspective - "Oh boy. I need a new way to test." (1 September 2009) Starting off with a look at the basic technology of using flash for your primary storage medium and finishing with a look at some of the available drives, he (Anand) takes you on a long journey through this change in storage technology. You will learn about the various controllers that are used in the drives, with Indilinx being the most common and most thoroughly examined. There is also a close look at TRIM and other garbage collection methods, as the old style of defragmentation has a very different effect on SSDs. Check out his article and maybe keep Allyn's decoder ring http://www.pcper.com/article... ) handy while you do so you can see the commonalities and differences between drives, be it size, controller or other factors. - Robert Miller