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I have 4 SSDs of differing brands. 2 of them I have owned for a year and have had no problems. I've RMA'd several mechanical hard drives, or threw them away. I don't see the problem. This is the computer world. Sure there are failures. The same can be said with motherboards, ram or any other components. Read this thread. The only ones who talk about doom and gloom for SSDs are those who don't have one. Most of us who have them and used them feel quite comfortable using them. If one of mine died, I'd have another in the mail the next day. Sure it is prudent to back up frequently, but I've done the exact same before I owned an SSD. Backing your data up is not wise whether you have a mechanical or SSD drive. That is not new information. The failure rate is the same as mechanical drives so you are not taking a bigger risk. The cost, sure it is higher. the same can be said of other components. But tou are paying for speed. DDR3 1866 ram costs more than 1066, but you pay it for the speed. Same can be said for CPU's. An Athlon is much cheaper than an i7, but you won't do nearly as much with the Athlon. I fail to see the difference. And you'd have a hard time convincing me that the Athlon is better if you never tried the i7.