I'm not deterred by the problems SSD's seem to have.
I **Think** it's more the earlier versions, & the drive controllers they used -- they've got newer controllers out & more on the way. I've got a small Corsair Agility 3, & before I bought it I researched brands/models as they went on sale -- those that went on sale before the Agility 3 did had an astonishing high failure rate. OTOH, at least earlier this year when I did the research, newer models seemed much less trouble prone, much, Much more reliable.
I've sent an email to Corsair. According to pavid they are supposed to have a good replacement policy.
I've got mixed feelings about Corsair... They have really Great customer service & support, at least in the U.S., as I found out when a RAM stick went bad in my wife's PC, & when my water cooler started seeping. OTOH that was the 1st RAM stick we ever had fail, & the water cooler did start developing a leak, so I'm not 100% sure their products are comparable quality to other well-known brands. I did buy the Agility 3 though, so I'm more for the company than against. :)
They do take an active role in their forums, where they have a section just for their SSDs -- even though you've already fired off an e-mail I don't imagine it would hurt to post there as well.
I'm still shocked at how it just stopped working though. There was no signs before it happened. The only untoward thing that did happen is the power switch was tripped in the main fuse box while the computer was running,
I *think* it was MakeUseOf that published something warning folks because so many were shocked when their SSD(s) just quit, like flipping a switch -- again, probably won't help much, but you're not alone. Once they die there's nothing the average person can do to recover their data -- however the actual memory chips are still quite readable if someone with electronics skills accesses them directly. They studied USB sticks for example & found the memory chips were still readable as long as they were physically intact, even though the USB sticks themselves appeared to have been thoroughly destroyed. I'd imagine SSDs are the same way, so if Corsair doesn't RMA it, maybe give it a burial at sea?
I just Googled on "power outage killed ssd", getting 2.7 million hits... judging from just the hits on the 1st page, the power shut-off may well have led to the homicide. In general, according to the companies that make uninterruptable power backups like APC, low voltage [not just spikes that the surge protector might catch] can do real damage, all at once or over time. I don't know, have never read how that sort of thing makes it past the power supply, though they've used power conditioners with music equipment for years so I imagine it does make it past the power supply circuitry. I've used battery backups for 15+ years as relatively cheap insurance. The one's I've bought supply constant regulated power, & are also very nice when power's interrupted, even momentarily [e.g. when the lights flicker].
