A year ago, the Indilinx appeared to be the best alternative to Intel-based controllers for the budget SSD market. While there are alternative SSD controllers available, such as JMicron, Marvell, and Toshiba, the Indilinx-based controller offers a balanced performance and TRIM support, making it the one of the best budget controllers. This year, SandForce grabbed the headlines with one of the best controllers available for its incredible performance. However, other controller manufacturers should not be discounted simply because all we hear is SandForce.