The Hot/Crazy Solid State Drive Scale
A couple of additional points about my abysmal 8/8 failure rate:<p><pre><code>  - These were in 8 different machines in 8 different locations.
  - 7 were in desktops, 1 was a laptop
  - All were running Windows
  - All purchased from NewEgg
  - Most of these were gifts for other people. 
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(I may be slightly crazy, but I don't have 8 computers.)<p>After this saga, I've concluded that there are probably two root causes leading to high failure rates:<p>(1) <i>Something</i> about installing an after-market SSD in a desktop, probably related to power fluctuations, increases the likelihood of failure.<p>(2) NewEgg only offers a 30-day warranty on their SSDs. You can't even purchase a third-party extended warranty. So I suspect that you'll see a higher failure rate from NewEgg purchases than from a merchant who offers a 2- or 3-year warranty. (But NewEgg's prices are so damn good!)<p>I should also say that the SSDs that I have purchased with laptops - 2 from Dell (2008, 2009) and 1 from IBM (2009) have <i>not</i> failed.