With just about every major technology company jumping on the solid state drive gravy train, it was only a matter of time before one landed on our desk with the Samsung brand name proudly displayed. After all, Samsung is no stranger to storage devices and their platter drives have enjoyed commercial success for some time now. Unlike some of the other SSD makers, Samsung has forged their path using their own components rather than taking the SandForce, Indilinx or JMicron route - the three most popular controllers which encompass the majority of consumer SSDs available today.