My SSDs pretty much HAVE been disposable. I've destroyed over a dozen in the past 4 months. It's beginning to kinda suck.
I can relate to that! Running a 1gb ssd here also. I can't wait for the price of the ssd's to drop to the point where they are disposable. 
Have you followed the norms for setting them up? Have a few myself and they run fine.
Just make sure you don't ever fill them up.
When they initially started coming out, they did kinda suck alright. (Looking at you here OCZ)