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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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Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5" SATAIII internal SSD (was) $19.99) $17.99 at Amazon. It's not the $17.99 price some of us got it for, last year, but if you need a cheap SSD to replace an old HD on a laptop (to give the laptop new life), it's pretty decent:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WMP8...=UTF8&th=1

It's not QLC, at least. Same price at Newegg.
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Model: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 520/450 MB/s) T253TZ240G0C101

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    Product Name: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 240GB SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (R/W Speed up to 520/450 MB/s) T253TZ240G0C101
    Manufacturer: TEAMGROUP
    Model Number: T253TZ240G0C101
    Product SKU: B09WMP88Z3
    UPC: 765441060463
    ASIN: B09WMP88Z3
    Brand: TEAMGROUP
    Item Dimensions LxWxH: 3.937 x 2.7559 x 0.27559 inches
    Item Weight: 0.09920802 Pounds
    Item model number: T253TZ240G0C101
    Manufacturer: TEAMGROUP
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    scholzpdx
    03-09-2024 at 10:57 AM.

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    03-09-2024 at 10:57 AM.
    For the first time ever I have to warn everyone about a cheap SSD. I have the 1TB version of this that I'm backing up to one of the 12TB HDDs that was on here last week. Transfer speeds (reads, not even writes) are all over the place from 30MB/s to zero, even when copying to any of the NVMe or other SATA SSDs in my system. I noticed some of my bulk games and reading media from it over the past few weeks that it was choppy but I never realized it to be this bad. SMART shows nothing wrong.

    I'm switching out to a 4TB NVMe and a 4TB SATA SSD (paired with existing 2TB NVMe and 2TB SSD) to free up some expansion slots. There was some data on that drive that I would have lost if I didn't back it up now. I cannot trust this brand for SSDs. I have 64GB of their DDR4 3200Mhz CL16 that's doing great with a 5900X, but SSDs are off the table from them.
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    03-09-2024 at 05:17 PM.

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    03-09-2024 at 05:17 PM.
    The Vulcan Z and G series don't have DRAM if it matters to anyone reading.
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    03-10-2024 at 10:11 AM.
    03-10-2024 at 10:11 AM.
    Quote from FriedSausage :
    The Vulcan Z and G series don't have DRAM if it matters to anyone reading.
    Good to note. I hope people's expectations are not too high, seeing how cheap these things are.
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    03-10-2024 at 10:53 AM.
    03-10-2024 at 10:53 AM.
    Aaaand the price rose to $22.99.
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    03-10-2024 at 10:15 PM.
    03-10-2024 at 10:15 PM.
    Never mind, price is back to $19.99
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    03-11-2024 at 01:16 AM.
    03-11-2024 at 01:16 AM.
    Quote from scholzpdx :
    For the first time ever I have to warn everyone about a cheap SSD. I have the 1TB version of this that I'm backing up to one of the 12TB HDDs that was on here last week. Transfer speeds (reads, not even writes) are all over the place from 30MB/s to zero, even when copying to any of the NVMe or other SATA SSDs in my system. I noticed some of my bulk games and reading media from it over the past few weeks that it was choppy but I never realized it to be this bad. SMART shows nothing wrong.

    I'm switching out to a 4TB NVMe and a 4TB SATA SSD (paired with existing 2TB NVMe and 2TB SSD) to free up some expansion slots. There was some data on that drive that I would have lost if I didn't back it up now. I cannot trust this brand for SSDs. I have 64GB of their DDR4 3200Mhz CL16 that's doing great with a 5900X, but SSDs are off the table from them.
    Question: aren't these tiny drives more likely to fail earlier due to a lot of rewriting? All data sizes being equal.
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    03-11-2024 at 03:35 PM.
    03-11-2024 at 03:35 PM.
    It's back down to $17.99 today.
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    03-11-2024 at 08:52 PM.
    03-11-2024 at 08:52 PM.
    Quote from bad_azn_drvr :
    It's back down to $17.99 today.
    I'm glad you noticed - thanks for the update!
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    03-11-2024 at 08:53 PM.
    03-11-2024 at 08:53 PM.
    Quote from graphixv :
    Question: aren't these tiny drives more likely to fail earlier due to a lot of rewriting? All data sizes being equal.
    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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    03-12-2024 at 01:50 PM.
    03-12-2024 at 01:50 PM.
    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 of data to a 850 pro before it finally gave up.
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    03-12-2024 at 03:52 PM.
    03-12-2024 at 03:52 PM.
    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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    03-12-2024 at 05:46 PM.
    03-12-2024 at 05:46 PM.
    Experts were right. SSD prices have gone up a lot in 2024. Hopefully we see mid 2023 prices again.
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    03-13-2024 at 03:22 AM.
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    Quote from graphixv :
    Question: aren't these tiny drives more likely to fail earlier due to a lot of rewriting? All data sizes being equal.
    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 left unpowered for a while.
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    03-13-2024 at 11:52 AM.
    03-13-2024 at 11:52 AM.
    Quote from scholzpdx :
    For the first time ever I have to warn everyone about a cheap SSD. I have the 1TB version of this that I'm backing up to one of the 12TB HDDs that was on here last week. Transfer speeds (reads, not even writes) are all over the place from 30MB/s to zero, even when copying to any of the NVMe or other SATA SSDs in my system. I noticed some of my bulk games and reading media from it over the past few weeks that it was choppy but I never realized it to be this bad. SMART shows nothing wrong.

    I'm switching out to a 4TB NVMe and a 4TB SATA SSD (paired with existing 2TB NVMe and 2TB SSD) to free up some expansion slots. There was some data on that drive that I would have lost if I didn't back it up now. I cannot trust this brand for SSDs. I have 64GB of their DDR4 3200Mhz CL16 that's doing great with a 5900X, but SSDs are off the table from them.

    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 large contiguous files are demonstrating similar fluctuations, then you'd have to look at other variables.
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