Intel itself seems to be quite satisfied with the SandForce platform as is indicated by its plans on releasing new modifications of SSDs with the same SF-2281 controller inside. They are faster and have no stability issues. As a result, Intel’s SandForce-based products are really different in their consumer properties. They are offered by Intel which designs its SSDs and develops firmware independently. That said, there are still a few original solutions that stand out among the crowd of identical SandForce-based SSDs. The SSD manufacturer only has to actually assemble everything together on its production facilities. LSI, the developer of the SF-2281 chip, provides it bundled with everything necessary such as PCB design and firmware.
There is just no other controller which, like the SandForce, would permit to manufacture SSDs without any preparatory engineering work. The rest of available controllers can only feel jealous of its popularity which is not even diminished by certain problems such as its somewhat blemished reputation, not very high performance, and lack of variation in SandForce-based products. We’ve posted a number of reviews of solid state drives based on the second-generation SandForce controller.
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