SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500BW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for $279.99 + free shipping
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Great price! I am just waiting for the $260 shipped price and im in for 2 (desktop and laptop). I would of got this but my 128gb M4 drive still strong.
To people who think TLC is "less reliable"...
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Anandtech's math suggests that the actual P/E lifespan for 2xnm TLC is 750 cycles. 1000 is probably optimistic.
The lifespan issue tends to be less compelling with this large drive, but it becomes...
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For people with California tax, this: https://slickdeals.net/f/5895346-Samsung-500GB-840-Series-2-5-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-279-99-with-free-shipping may prove to be a better deal.
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SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500BW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for $279.99 + free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147190&nm_mc
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TLC NAND uses more power than MLC NAND, so this drive may hurt battery life in a laptop.
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It's right on this page. http://www.anandtech.com/show/6459/samsung-ssd-840-testing-the-endurance-of-tlc-nand
Chip manufacturer list their specs for their flash chip and write limit is one of it.
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A sensible way to look at it is that this 500GB TLC NAND drive will have a longer lifetime than the 128GB MLC NAND SSD you are probably replacing - so this "unreliability" stuff is simply FUD.
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TLC drive.....pass
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TLC drive has a maximum write limit of ~1000 write per cell. MLC drive has 3000-5000 writes, and SLC drive have 100,000 write limits. This basically determines how long a drive will last(depending on...
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How do you know this?
Less reliable in terms of what?
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She likes it rough.
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Very fast ez to install. Software and firm ware Great.
Wish I had more money to get three more.
Nice job Samsung. You keept the price down and delived a great product! Hope to see more like this....
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Did Amazon ever offer this price? If not, they should now!
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Does this have the desktop installation kit? Can't find any info on that.
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Would you mind elaborating?
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as has been said many times before. Samsung replaced 830 series with 840 at around same price point BUT is using different chips in the 840 series that supposedly are lower rated than the chips used...
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http://www.anandtech.com/print/5067
TLC is less reliable
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6459/samsung-ssd-840-testing-the-endurance-of-tlc-nand