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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y5VDNT9
Amazon has the PNY CS900 1TB 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for $82.99 with free shipping.
Note: In stock on October 7, 2020.
Model SSD7CS900-1TB-RB
Specs:
- Capacity: 1 TB
- Interface: SATA III 6Gb/s
- Form Factor: 2.5" Internal SSD
- Max Sequential Read Speed: 535 MB/s
- Max Sequential Write Speed: 515 MB/s
You can read the full spec sheet
here [ssl-images-amazon.com].
Unfortunately, CCC doesn't have a record of this particular drive alone, only the other sizes. And recent SD deals had this posted at $88, so a $5 drop looks like a good deal to me.
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In contrast, I have seen four or five PNY CS900 drives fail with exactly the same symptoms, never recoverable. Three drives actually failed within a two month period; they were purchased mere months apart.
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In contrast, I have seen four or five PNY CS900 drives fail with exactly the same symptoms, never recoverable. Three drives actually failed within a two month period; they were purchased mere months apart.
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No DRAM means poorer performance (particularly with random writes) and a generally shorter SSD lifespan. They are often not recommended for OS drives, but are generally fine for other things.
Some people will not touch DRAM-less SSDs at all, noting that being ~20% cheaper does not offset getting 60-70% of the lifespan and 60-70% of the performance of a DRAM SSD. Others note that DRAM-less SSDs are still much faster than traditional HDs and work fine for most people.
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What does "DC" mean? And do you have any experience with premature Samsung 860 QVO 1TB drive failures? I ask as they're the cheapest 1TB drive Samsung alternative. Thanks!
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I've not heard of premature failures for any Samsung SSD, regardless of model. The QVO is supposed to be short for "quality-value optimized" so it's meant to be a midpoint between a professional drive with great reliability and an enthusiast drive with better speed.
I believe Samsung, Sandisk/Western Digital, and Crucial/Micron are the only drive makers who manufacture their own NAND for their SSDs, so pretty much any of those brands are going to command a higher price, but their reliability and warranty is going to be much better than ones like PNY, Team, Inland, etc.