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Model: Crucial P310 1TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD – Up to 7,100 MB/s – Shift up to Gen4, with Acronis Offer, Internal Solid State Drive (PC) – CT1000P310SSD801
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Aside from warranty, NAND drive production is far less concerning than mechanical drives when it comes to "brand".
Just look at what's on the NVME PCB.
Outside of the NAND itself and the controller, the rest is very rudimentary. Most of it is components you'll find on every other circuit in existence.
As long as these companies are sourcing reputable NAND and controllers, that should be what matters most.
The only reason you didn't see more brands with mechanical drives is because the assembly of a mechanical drive is way more technical, requiring clean rooms and special gasses. However, the PCBs were often outsourced to the same types of companies now capable of making NVME drives.
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is 220tb good or bad? i'm thinking primary os drive.
That's entirely dependent on how much data you move on average.
For a pure OS drive, it will last longer than you'll likely have the computer.
It's only when you start loading it up with large games extremely frequently or use it as your download/bit torrent/media production drive that it might become a concern. Get a secondary mechanical drive to offset use for these purposes.
For perspective, you would need to install a 500GB game over 400 times to burn through a TBW of 220TB.
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I trust Crucial completely. Orico, not even close.
Aside from warranty, NAND drive production is far less concerning than mechanical drives when it comes to "brand".
Just look at what's on the NVME PCB.
Outside of the NAND itself and the controller, the rest is very rudimentary. Most of it is components you'll find on every other circuit in existence.
As long as these companies are sourcing reputable NAND and controllers, that should be what matters most.
The only reason you didn't see more brands with mechanical drives is because the assembly of a mechanical drive is way more technical, requiring clean rooms and special gasses. However, the PCBs were often outsourced to the same types of companies now capable of making NVME drives.
Aside from warranty, NAND drive production is far less concerning than mechanical drives when it comes to "brand".
Just look at what's on the NVME PCB.
Outside of the NAND itself and the controller, the rest is very rudimentary. Most of it is components you'll find on every other circuit in existence.
As long as these companies are sourcing reputable NAND and controllers, that should be what matters most.
The only reason you didn't see more brands with mechanical drives is because the assembly of a mechanical drive is way more technical, requiring clean rooms and special gasses. However, the PCBs were often outsourced to the same types of companies now capable of making NVME drives.
is 220tb good or bad? i'm thinking primary os drive.
The QLC and lack of dram is the issue, the TBW is only a warranty claim.
You can get by with almost any ssd now, but the truth is there is still a difference, and if possible you should buy your nicest drive as your boot drive, and terf out the junk to a cheap drive.
That's entirely dependent on how much data you move on average.
For a pure OS drive, it will last longer than you'll likely have the computer.
It's only when you start loading it up with large games extremely frequently or use it as your download/bit torrent/media production drive that it might become a concern. Get a secondary mechanical drive to offset use for these purposes.
For perspective, you would need to install a 500GB game over 400 times to burn through a TBW of 220TB.
Thanks for explaining. Some games i play are at least 7-8+ GB but it's a one time dl so it should be good. This ssd can endure about 12,000gb per day for 5 years. I think it's plenty. I wish 2tb was cheaper.
Thanks for explaining. Some games i play are at least 7-8+ GB but it's a one tine dl so it should be good. This ssd can endure about 12,000gb per day for 5 years. I think it's plenty. I wish 2tb was cheaper.
You never want to completely fill up flash memory so that the drive has room to perform maintenance tasks. I tend to stay below 85% and offload or upgrade as needed.
In this regard, a 2TB drive could last even longer than a 1TB given the same amount of usage. But naturally, nobody buys a 2TB drive to only put 850GB of data on it.
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According to https://www.techpowerup
Just look at what's on the NVME PCB.
Outside of the NAND itself and the controller, the rest is very rudimentary. Most of it is components you'll find on every other circuit in existence.
As long as these companies are sourcing reputable NAND and controllers, that should be what matters most.
The only reason you didn't see more brands with mechanical drives is because the assembly of a mechanical drive is way more technical, requiring clean rooms and special gasses. However, the PCBs were often outsourced to the same types of companies now capable of making NVME drives.
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According to https://www.techpowerup
According to https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-s...1-tb.d2073 [techpowerup.com]
The official specs [crucial.com] only mention the TBW. But a review mentions it all:
https://www.tomshardwar
TBW 220TB, QLC, no DRAM.
The official specs [crucial.com] only mention the TBW. But a review mentions it all:
https://www.tomshardwar
TBW 220TB, QLC, no DRAM.
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For a pure OS drive, it will last longer than you'll likely have the computer.
It's only when you start loading it up with large games extremely frequently or use it as your download/bit torrent/media production drive that it might become a concern. Get a secondary mechanical drive to offset use for these purposes.
For perspective, you would need to install a 500GB game over 400 times to burn through a TBW of 220TB.
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Just look at what's on the NVME PCB.
Outside of the NAND itself and the controller, the rest is very rudimentary. Most of it is components you'll find on every other circuit in existence.
As long as these companies are sourcing reputable NAND and controllers, that should be what matters most.
The only reason you didn't see more brands with mechanical drives is because the assembly of a mechanical drive is way more technical, requiring clean rooms and special gasses. However, the PCBs were often outsourced to the same types of companies now capable of making NVME drives.
Just look at what's on the NVME PCB.
Outside of the NAND itself and the controller, the rest is very rudimentary. Most of it is components you'll find on every other circuit in existence.
As long as these companies are sourcing reputable NAND and controllers, that should be what matters most.
The only reason you didn't see more brands with mechanical drives is because the assembly of a mechanical drive is way more technical, requiring clean rooms and special gasses. However, the PCBs were often outsourced to the same types of companies now capable of making NVME drives.
You can get by with almost any ssd now, but the truth is there is still a difference, and if possible you should buy your nicest drive as your boot drive, and terf out the junk to a cheap drive.
For a pure OS drive, it will last longer than you'll likely have the computer.
It's only when you start loading it up with large games extremely frequently or use it as your download/bit torrent/media production drive that it might become a concern. Get a secondary mechanical drive to offset use for these purposes.
For perspective, you would need to install a 500GB game over 400 times to burn through a TBW of 220TB.
tbw calculator https://wintelguy.com/dwpd-tbw-gbday-calc.pl
tbw calculator https://wintelguy.com/dwpd-tbw-gbday-calc.pl
You never want to completely fill up flash memory so that the drive has room to perform maintenance tasks. I tend to stay below 85% and offload or upgrade as needed.
In this regard, a 2TB drive could last even longer than a 1TB given the same amount of usage. But naturally, nobody buys a 2TB drive to only put 850GB of data on it.
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