Recs for a Good Solid State External HDD?

[BoredSysAdmin]

I thought AHCI didn't work over USB, am I mistaken?

I found few positive reassuring links here:
How Garbage collection (GC) works:
Garbage Collection and TRIM in SSDs Explained - An SSD Primer - The SSD Review
Specific to ext usb ssd:
Trim on USB3 attached SSD - Page 2 - Windows 7 Forums
OCZ Enyo USB 3.0 Portable SSD Review - TechSpot Forums

It looks like the answer is GC will work (depend on F/W) but most likely will no be depending on TRIM command which is ATA spec command

 

[sholling]

Per discussions with Crucial TRIM will not work over USB. Garbage collection is not real time and only takes place while the device is completely idle and is a very-very slow process when it works at all.

 

[UnxpectedError]

Sounds like you just want a 2.5 inch laptop drive in any enclosure (USB3 with a e-sata port ideally). A Western Digital Black 750gb would do the trick.

If you are going Solid State, ignore everything you've read and buy an Intel SSD. End of story.