Well, if you're looking for an "explanation" as to the lack of responses from the mods/crucial, most of us here need to remember who we are, and where we come from.
Come on now. Except for a small number of drives that shipped with or installed 1711 firmware, And there are clear steps to work around even those drives.
1. If you are USING an SSD that is AFFECTED by this firmware, you are pretty much by definition ALSO using Windows 7. Um.. Have we forgotten? The only ones of us supposed to be using windows 7 so fare are the microsoft TESTING and DEVELOPMENT groups, or prebuilding systems for distributions to other users. If so you should DARN WELL be used to inadequacies and work arounds. If not, maybe you dont belong in this "select group" that have pre-release copies from microsoft?
2. Even IF the above did not apply there is/are simple work arounds to live with this drive. And, quite seriously, would you really swap it out? The blasted thing is "unreasonably fast" even IF you know nothing of this shortfall. You are playing with bleeding edge technology, both Windows 7 and these drives. That is why they cost so much. Remember that and take a patience pill.
A friend of mine once told me. You have 3 choices in software/hardware development. Fast, Cheap, and Quality. PICK TWO. You can NOT have all three. One of the three always affects the other two. I for one applaude crucial for choosing Cheap and Quality. I will await their firmware patiently all the while enjoying this amazing bit of technology.
Back to the first sentence. Go back read this thread from start to finish. And then ask youselves, if you were crucial would you WANT to give more feedback than they have? As I said, if you're affected by this you should be in a select group of people. And as part of that group, i ask again, would you not want YOUR customers to be more understanding and tolerant?
Oh well. Given my experience ... its till gonna be.. "Let the flaming continue."
