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So what?Originally Posted by Jennasis;13109568
Cause they are SLCs, meaning they will outlast the userRevos and current MLC drives have a short lifespan![]()
Well I don't know about you but I don't like wasting money so I would prefer to have a drive that lasts me years, rather than a drive that could potentially last me just one to three years. I don't have money to burn and I think buying a substandard drive just for speed is false economy.Originally Posted by The Master Chief;13109586
So what?
By the time my SSD fails a way faster one will be out...
I would personally get a vertex 3.I also would never keep any single piece of my hardware over 3 years.Originally Posted by Jennasis;13109663
The way things are going at the moment we will end up with drives that are super fast but have really short lifespans a the low end (60-120gb) as they are more and more often using 25nm flash that has a 5k PE cycle or less. I like speed just like everyone else, but I don't want to have to worry about my boot drive, I'd prefer to have a reliable unit for as long as possible![]()
I've had hard drives last me 6 years+ I guess I'm just someone who likes to make stuff lastOriginally Posted by djsi38t;13109692
I would personally get a vertex 3.I also would never keep any single piece of my hardware over 3 years.
No, SLC SSDs will not outlast most users. Rated PE cycles and MTBF are NOT life expectency.Originally Posted by Jennasis;13109568
Cause they are SLCs, meaning they will outlast the userRevos and current MLC drives have a short lifespan![]()
60GB SSDs will still take about 4-5 years to use up the 4GB spare space under typical heavy usage. This is even on 25nm NAND with 3000 PE. You are overblowing the issue of PE.Originally Posted by Jennasis;13109663
The way things are going at the moment we will end up with drives that are super fast but have really short lifespans a the low end (60-120gb) as they are more and more often using 25nm flash that has a 5k PE cycle or less. I like speed just like everyone else, but I don't want to have to worry about my boot drive, I'd prefer to have a reliable unit for as long as possible![]()
Oh they will, if you implement all the tweaks etc. On the other hand I've seen them fail in 9 months with tweaks enabled; as with anything using MLC nand flash it's a gambleOriginally Posted by Damarious25;13109745
ummmm, I pretty sure my SSDs will last more then a year. jus sayin...
SLCs in a home user environment have 10x the lifespan of an MLCOriginally Posted by DuckieHo;13109755
No, SLC SSDs will not outlast most users. Rated PE cycles and MTBF are NOT life expectency.
60GB SSDs will still take about 4-5 years to use up the 4GB spare space under typical heavy usage. This is even on 25nm NAND with 3000 PE. You are overblowing the issue of PE.
The prices are silly yeah; they are marketing these SSDs at servers where they will have lots of throughput and need to last. The reason your's was so cheap is that is uses MLC nand flash rather than SLC, amongst other thingsOriginally Posted by noahhova;13109836
What is with those prices?? 620 euros for a 60 SSD?? I just bought a 50GB OCZ Vertex 2 for $99 Canadian.
I like to use my credit cardOriginally Posted by Jennasis;13109621
Well I don't know about you but I don't like wasting money so I would prefer to have a drive that lasts me years, rather than a drive that could potentially last me just one to three years. I don't have money to burn and I think buying a substandard drive just for speed is false economy.
Quote:Originally Posted by Jennasis;13109856
The prices are silly yeah; they are marketing these SSDs at servers where they will have lots of throughput and need to last. The reason your's was so cheap is that is uses MLC nand flash rather than SLC, amongst other things
lol ><,Originally Posted by The Master Chief;13109915
I like to use my credit card
And are those features worth 7x the price of a SLC nand flash. Unless your actually running a server why would you buy one of those? That's not sarcasm I really want to know.Originally Posted by Jennasis;13109856
The prices are silly yeah; they are marketing these SSDs at servers where they will have lots of throughput and need to last. The reason your's was so cheap is that is uses MLC nand flash rather than SLC, amongst other things
Personally I think they are a ripoff at the current prices; the tech doesn't cost 7x more and the reason they are priced that high in my view is that they want to be able to maximise on the home user MLC market by making users have to upgrade or replace every now and then; it's called planned obsolescence and I'm not a fan I can tell you.Originally Posted by noahhova;13109953
And are those features worth 7x the price of a SLC nand flash. Unless your actually running a server why would you buy one of those? That's not sarcasm I really want to know.