The pro is faster but more expensive. 840<830<840 Pro
rockymast said: Should I go for 840 or 840 Pro?
UberNoob
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 9, 2013 @ 11:09a
fatxman said: Problem is TLC flash is 1/3 the lifetime of MLC.
By that time you will want larger drive, no?
frenchylarue
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 2:44a
OOS currently
Wellcum
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 9:16a
When can we expecting disposable SSD?
ramtor
Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 9:41a
fatxman said: Problem is TLC flash is 1/3 the lifetime of MLC.
What exactly is the problem? This is MLC SSD
coolbreeze
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 11:37a
When you see a Samsung drive that's in even GB numbers (120, 250, 500) it's not MLC. Also, the 3-yr warranty vs. 5-yr on the 128/256/512 MLC Pro versions is a dead giveaway.
So, if you are okay with TLC and the inferior reliability it offers vs. MLC, you can get some good deals.
Personally, I got a 256gb MLC Samsung and it flies.
mungbai
Dismembered Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 5:42p
According to this, if I write 10 gigs a day to a 128gig tlc drive, it will last 11.7 years. If I write 10gigs a day to a 256 gig drive it will last 23.4 years. That sounds like plenty to me. Am I missing something?
coolbreeze
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 5:48p
mungbai said: According to this, if I write 10 gigs a day to a 128gig tlc drive, it will last 11.7 years. If I write 10gigs a day to a 256 gig drive it will last 23.4 years. That sounds like plenty to me. Am I missing something? Nope. If the price is right, there's nothing wrong with a TLC drive. I dodged it because at 256gigs, the price differential was nominal and I wanted to buy the best for my dollar. My data is very precious and having lost everything years ago (yes, I back up, etc) I only buy what I'm fully comfortable with. To me, it's not the "over two decades!" that's important about what you posted, it's the confidence it inspires as it's showing the durability of the hardware. Nobody will have a drive for that long without replacing it.
Flash SSDs are still kind of new and I just trusted MLC at a premium cost. Nothing wrong with TLC though. It's cheap in comparison so hey, why not?
mungbai
Dismembered Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 6:00p
coolbreeze said: mungbai said: According to this, if I write 10 gigs a day to a 128gig tlc drive, it will last 11.7 years. If I write 10gigs a day to a 256 gig drive it will last 23.4 years. That sounds like plenty to me. Am I missing something? Nope. If the price is right, there's nothing wrong with a TLC drive. I dodged it because at 256gigs, the price differential was nominal and I wanted to buy the best for my dollar. My data is very precious and having lost everything years ago (yes, I back up, etc) I only buy what I'm fully comfortable with. To me, it's not the "over two decades!" that's important about what you posted, it's the confidence it inspires as it's showing the durability of the hardware. Nobody will have a drive for that long without replacing it.
Flash SSDs are still kind of new and I just trusted MLC at a premium cost. Nothing wrong with TLC though. It's cheap in comparison so hey, why not?
I get what you are saying. Its good information to know that this is actually an inferior technology. I'm kind of mad that I bought one even though I know intellectually that there is no way I will burn it out in my personal laptop that I use maybe 10 hours a week. But still! NO HAVE BEST TECHNOLOGY??? HULK SMASH!!!
preed4963
Member
posted: Feb. 10, 2013 @ 6:48p
Who knew that 128/256/512 weren't even numbers! Damn this new math!
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