Good value enterprise SSDs

Would anyone be crazy enough to buy a high quality HP/Dell/Lenovo server and install third party SSD disks? 

It all comes down to your budget and risk profile, but the good news is using third party disks won't affect your server warranty and they work. Do your research on the usual forums, here are a few guidelines:

• Use them in RAID configuration so even if a drive fails data is still not lost
• Use in non-production first for a few months before considering use in production
• Purchase spare drives in case of failure
• Have good backups

It is interesting to note that none of the server vendors make their own SSD disks, they simply take an industry standard drive, possibly flash their own firmware and then more than double or even triple the price:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/server-solid-state-drives/index.html

Detailed specs of HP SSD drives:
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04154378&doctype=quickspecs&doclang=EN_US&searchquery=&cc=us&lc=en

Use third party SSD disks with hot plug disk caddies:
http://www.amazon.com/Wali%C2%AE-server-Proliant-2-5-inch-Carrier/dp/B00DCAEBAU
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Tray-Caddy-Poweredge/dp/B009L0SILI/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1427800064&sr=1-3&keywords=dell+disk+caddy+r720

The main types of NAND flash cells, differing in number of P/E cycles per lifetime, and defined by their construction:

Here are some good value SSD alternatives:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8954/intel-launches-ssd-dc-s3610-s3710-enterprise-ssds

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8319/samsung-ssd-845dc-evopro-preview-exploring-worstcase-iops/2

Samsung SSD 845DC EVO
Capacity	240GB	480GB	960GB
Controller	Samsung MEX
NAND	Samsung 19nm 128Gbit TLC
Sequential Read	530MB/s	530MB/s	530MB/s
Sequential Write	270MB/s	410MB/s	410MB/s
4KB Random Read	87K IOPS	87K IOPS	87K IOPS
4KB Random Write	12K IOPS	14K IOPS	14K IOPS
Idle Power	1.2W	1.2W	1.2W
Load Power (Read/Write)	2.7W / 3.8W	2.7W / 3.8W	2.7W / 3.8W
Endurance (TBW)	150TB	300TB	600TB
Endurance (DWPD)	0.35 Drive Writes per Day (Danger!)
Warranty	Five years

Samsung SSD 845DC PRO
Capacity	400GB	800GB
Controller	Samsung MDX
NAND	Samsung 128Gbit 24-layer 40nm MLC V-NAND
Sequential Read	530MB/s	530MB/s
Sequential Write	460MB/s	460MB/s
4KB Random Read	92K IOPS	92K IOPS
4KB Random Write	50K IOPS	51K IOPS
Idle Power	1.0W	1.0W
Load Power (Read/Write)	1.7W / 3.1W	1.7W / 3.3W
Endurance (TBW)	7,300TB	14,600TB
Endurance (DWPD)	10 DWPD
Warranty	Five years

Price Comparison - MSRP
Capacity	400GB	800GB
Samsung 845DC PRO	$960 ($2.4/GB)	$1,830 ($2.29/GB)
Intel SSD DC S3700	$729 ($1.82/GB)	$1,459 ($1.82/GB)

Price Comparison - MSRP
Capacity	240GB	480GB	800/960GB
Samsung 845DC EVO	$250 ($1.04/GB)	$490 ($1.02/GB)	$969 ($1.01/GB)
Intel SSD DC S3500	$219 ($0.91/GB)	$439 ($0.91/GB)	$729 ($0.91/GB)

Intel SSD DC S3710 Specifications
Capacity	200GB	400GB	800GB	1.2TB
Controller	Intel 2nd Generation SATA 6Gbps Controller
NAND	Intel 128Gbit 20nm High Endurance Technology (HET) MLC
Sequential Read	550MB/s	550MB/s	550MB/s	550MB/s
Sequential Write	300MB/s	470MB/s	460MB/s	520MB/s
4KB Random Read	85K IOPS	85K IOPS	85K IOPS	85K IOPS
4KB Random Write	43K IOPS	43K IOPS	39K IOPS	45K IOPS
Read/Write Power Consumption	2.6W / 4.0W	2.7W / 5.4W	3.0W / 5.9W	3.1W / 6.9W
Endurance	3.6PB	8.3PB	16.9PB	24.3PB
MSRP	$309	$619	$1,249	$1,909

Intel SSD DC S3610 Specifications
Capacity	200GB	400GB	480GB	800GB	1.2TB	1.6TB
Controller	Intel 2nd Generation SATA 6Gbps Controller
NAND	Intel 128Gbit 20nm High Endurance Technology (HET) MLC
Sequential Read	550MB/s	550MB/s	550MB/s	540MB/s	500MB/s	540MB/s
Sequential Write	230MB/s	400MB/s	440MB/s	520MB/s	500MB/s	500MB/s
4KB Random Read	84K IOPS	84K IOPS	84K IOPS	84K IOPS	84K IOPS	84K IOPS
4KB Random Write	12K IOPS	25K IOPS	28K IOPS	28K IOPS	28K IOPS	27K IOPS
Read/Write Power Consumption	2.6W / 3.3W	2.7W / 4.7W	2.7W / 5.3W	2.9W / 6.3W	3.0W / 6.4W	3.3W / 6.8W
Endurance	1.1PB	3.0PB	3.7PB	5.3PB	8.6PB	10.7PB
MSRP	$209	$419	$509	$839	$1,289	$1,719

Comparison of Intel's Enterprise SATA SSDs
	S3500	S3610	S3710
Form Factors	2.5", 1.8" & M.2 2280	2.5" & 1.8"	2.5"
Capacity	Up to 1.6TB	Up to 1.6TB	Up to 1.2TB
NAND	20nm MLC	20nm HET MLC	20nm HET MLC
Endurance	0.35 DWPD	3 DWPD	10 DWPD
Random Read Performance	Up to 75K IOPS	Up to 84K IOPS	Up to 85K IOPS
Random Write Performance	Up to 18.5K IOPS	Up to 28K IOPS	Up to 45K IOPS
Approximate Pricing	~$0.90/GB	~$1.05/GB	~$1.55/GB