Now cheaper! Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5" SATAIII internal SSD $17.99 at Amazon
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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I am saying buy a used MLC SSD with extremely high endurance. It will last longer than a cheap no name brand SSD. An SM863 480GB is under $30 on ebay.
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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and you somehow think a 850 pro or 860 pro is for people on extreme budgets?
heck, those cost more than the fast gen 5 nvme drive of the same capability.
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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OOS, now.
Now cheaper! Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5" SATAIII internal SSD $17.99 at Amazon
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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I can't recommend this drive either. It's really bad performer, even for a cheap SSD. I also had a strange issue where it takes multiple attempts to boot up the system if ambient temperatures were...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Yeah, moving huge 4k pron videos is not something u do with cheap ssd...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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I've used these to replace the old HDs on 10 year old laptops. Even though they won't win any speed awards, they definitely allow the old laptops to run much, much faster - perfect for kids doing...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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A quick search turns up no firmware updates and it doesn't seem like anyone has done any poking or prodding to try to address the issue.
If I were motivated to try to fix it, I would test chipset...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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If this was 10$, now we are talking
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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I’ve used a couple of these before. Probably one of the slowest drives I’ve ever used. Might want to stick to a mechanical drive lol it wasn’t a responsive drive and everything took forever to load...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Media, so 600MB to 2GB files. Doesn’t matter what medium it’s being copied to (NVMe, SATA SSD, USB HDD).
I eventually copied it to another SATA SSD and then it copied at full speed to the...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Are you testing with large contiguous files or a bunch of small ones?
A bunch of small files are never going to saturate the bus and will always show lower metrics than one large file.
If your...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Depends, small writes are harsher, especially when full, its why samsung has an over provisioning utility to make walling off spare area easy.
Also some nand seems to degrade in performance when...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Experts were right. SSD prices have gone up a lot in 2024. Hopefully we see mid 2023 prices again.
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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SSD price has been infIated so much recently. I got the same brand but 1TB SSD for $27 at Newegg's tiktok store, just three or two months ago.
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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I buy a lot of used MLC based SSD. For people on extreme budgets. Like a Samsung 850/860 pro. Or SM863/883. MLC basically last forever for consumer use.
I have seen someone write over 9 petabytes...
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Well, if you're just using the computer for web surfing, light work - then it shouldn't be a problem. I agree - don't use this drive for any heavy duty or serious work.
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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I'm glad you noticed - thanks for the update!
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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It's back down to $17.99 today.
Now cheaper! Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5" SATAIII internal SSD $17.99 at Amazon
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Question: aren’t these tiny drives more likely to fail earlier due to a lot of rewriting? All data sizes being equal.
Now cheaper! Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5" SATAIII internal SSD $17.99 at Amazon
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Thread created 03-08-2024 by cheeknowe
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Never mind, price is back to $19.99
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