The smallest drive offered in that PCI-e setup is the 250GB. So there isn't really another alternative thats more cost effective to my storage requirements. I know Fusion io has PCI-e cards with lower capacities but they dont have built-in RAID controllers, so booting from them is not an option.
I have looked at a few reviews regarding average read/write speeds and it is really surprising how consistant it is.
Regarding the studdering from the older models I really have no idea, I may have to wait for more testing to see if it is still an issue.
I was considering just what you are saying originally but after seeing the specs on this thing with a 5x performance increase over other SSD's it is hard for me to not seriously consider it.
Last edited by Eratoran; 09/01/09 08:35 PM.