250GB Samsung 840 Series 2.5" SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive SSD (MZ-7TD250BW) $140 + Free Shipping

Quote from Ransom : The problem you guys aren't realizing with the TLC vs MLC (840 vs 840 Pro) is that it doesn't take into account the cost/size of the drive...

Why is it, that in every Samsung 840 thread, a bunch of people come out and start trashing TLC.
Does anybody have any real data that proves that TLC has significantly shorter real life than MLC?

And no, Anandtech articles don't count because they never made the TLC drive actually fail at storing data or reproducing data.

Quote from zhopa : Why is it, that in every Samsung 840 thread, a bunch of people come out and start trashing TLC. Does anybody have any real data that proves that TLC has significantly shorter real life than MLC? And no, Anandtech articles don't count because they never made the TLC drive actually fail at storing data or reproducing data.

because people like to threadcrap... thats it. Unless you keep this think 90% full, it won't effect you... If you aren't replacing or upgrading this drive 5-7 years from now, you have more to worry about

who keeps a laptop for 5-7 years these days anyway? I basically replace mine every 3 so I can stay up to date.

There will always be better technology than what is out right now. So even if you spend the extra cash on a Pro to last longer, that's roughly $50-70 more. Why would you spend that amount when the Pro will most likely be outdated the same time the Samsung 840 will?

By that time you'll most likely be getting a new laptop or a new and better SSD (and most likely higher capcity)

I have a Samsung 830 128GB right now that I would love to replace with a Samsung 840 250GB. Samsung 830 isn't even that old...maybe 1-2 years at most and that drive is slower than the Samsung 840 250GB. (I am comparing the price of the 128GB 830 for maybe $120-130 and the 250GB 840 for $140)

You also have Samsung's own controller in this SSD and they're known for their reliability and reputation, I doubt they would release something that would damage that. It's not always about the type of memory manufacturers use...if that were the case people all over would be jumping over OCZ's MLC drives because of their price (which many aren't).

Quote from Stingy McCheap : well in that case better wait till it drops well below 50 cents a GB..

That was my cost target too and I got one for $120 out of pocket cost a few weeks ago. Thanks to the Amazon GC I got with 20% off from deals at Meijer and Bestbuy.

Quote from tennisplayer888 : For the ones who have seen Top Gear &/or is familiar with this episode (S18 E1). I would say the 840 Pro is the Lamborghini Aventador, while the regular 840 is the Noble 6000. And this references performance and reliability/durability as well.

+rep for a nice (& accurate) Top Gear reference!

Aaaand... it's gone.

Quote from wizang : Aaaand... it's gone.

Dammit, now I have to wait another few days.

Quote from by4x5 : who keeps a laptop for 5-7 years these days anyway? I basically replace mine every 3 so I can stay up to date.

If this drive, fails after 7 years of use because of TLC wear, let me know. I'd like to take a look at it.

Quote from tennisplayer888 : For the ones who have seen Top Gear &/or is familiar with this episode (S18 E1). I would say the 840 Pro is the Lamborghini Aventador, while the regular 840 is the Noble 6000. And this references performance and reliability/durability as well.

So basically, both of them are impractical, unreliable, and most people don't need them.
Is this correct?

Quote from zhopa : So basically, both of them are impractical, unreliable, and most people don't need them. Is this correct?

You never saw that episode, easily tellable by that comment,... or you would know exactly what I was talking about in referencing that episode.

B/c of/in that episode it kind of directly correlates the performance of the two cars as the performance difference in Pro vs. Regular and addresses the MLC vs TLC differences with that happens in that specific episode between the two. Or why the hell would I bring up a car (Noble 6000) that no one has even heard of?

Quote from zhopa : Why is it, that in every Samsung 840 thread, a bunch of people come out and start trashing TLC. Does anybody have any real data that proves that TLC has significantly shorter real life than MLC? And no, Anandtech articles don't count because they never made the TLC drive actually fail at storing data or reproducing data.

Why are you quoting me? I was the guy defending TLC memory...

This is purely my opinion, and I am not going to bother finding references to back it up. But I think that an Intel brand SSD is worth ten of most other brands in terms of reliability. I have written four Tebibytes of data to my 80 Gigabyte Intel X-25M. It still runs perfectly.

With one of these drives, it would be dead several times over by now. (A single bad sector can and absolutely will kill the drive and everything you are doing on the system at the time. You can and will have lost data, and there is simply no way around that fact.)

I will not say all brands but Intel are inferior, but I will say I am sticking with what I know is flawless. Money is tight, but I will save extra to buy a real brand that actually supports the drive.

Good luck to those of you who brave the risk. I hope you have spare drives to archive your data regularly.

I do not understant what the Wiki is saying.

How does it compare to my Agility 3?

Quote from by4x5 : who keeps a laptop for 5-7 years these days anyway? I basically replace mine every 3 so I can stay up to date.

I keep mine for 10 mths, a tate b4 the one year is up and sell it on ebay and get another refurbished one.