[citation][nom]doomtomb[/nom]Intel SSDs are overpriced (like their processors) and the read speed is awesome but write speed is lacking. It is able to compete on random access and random read/write unlike other SSDs but the OCZ Vertex and G.Skill Falcon beat it easily on performance, reliability, and price. Performance also degrades on the Intel SSDs as well.[/citation]
Honestly no offense, but you have no idea what you are talking about.
not to be a spammer, but anand's big article on SSDs is very informative.
Write speed may be lacking, but the trade off is random read/writes that are peerless. The OCZ and G.Skills dont compare in this aspect, though the Vertex is indeed good.
Overall desktop performance undoubtedly goes to intel.
I don't know where you're getting your info on reliability, but I haven't heard of any reliability issues with the intels.
Performance degrades on all SSDs by nature. It is not specific to Intel. And even so, with TRIM support it is almost a non-issue.