Re: Even the cheapest SSD lasts "a lifetime" (for me).

From	dvus <dven1@adelphia.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject	Re: Even the cheapest SSD lasts "a lifetime" (for me).
Date	2015-11-21 09:14 -0500
Message-ID	<dbbcjnFq1guU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<Jeff-Relf.Me@Nov.19{4.40A.Seattle.2015}> <Jeff-Relf.Me@Nov.21{4.18A.Seattle.2015}>

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On 11/21/2015 7:18 AM, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
> I wrote: > I ordered this $440 terabyte SSD: Samsung 850 Pro, SATA III >
>  >
> samsung.COM/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/ssd850pro/specifications.html
>  >
> Amazon.COM/gp/product/B00LF10KTE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
> Lucky for me, Amazon canceled my order (out of stock); So I ordered:
> Samsung 850 EVO, SATA III, 1 TeraByte, $349 (no tax, free shipping)
> Samsung.COM/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/ssd850evo/specifications.html
> NewEgg.COM/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W02DV8168 It's $90 cheaper and
> the only difference is the warranty; for me, even the cheapest SSD lasts
> "a lifetime", so paying $90 more for the Pro version doesn't make sense.
> Last 3 years (36 months), I've yet to have an error on my current SSD (
> 256 gig OCZ Vertex 4 ). To clone the SSD, I'll use Samsung's "Install
> Navigator". The 850 EVO has a 1 gig RAM buffer, a 3 core CPU/controller,
> and I can add 4 gigs of system memory to the buffer, thanks to "RAPID
> Mode" in "Magician". I have 16 gigs of RAM. When idle, it consumes .05
> Watts.

Why aren't you keeping the OCZ as your boot drive and using the new one 
for data?

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dvus

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Re: Even the cheapest SSD lasts "a lifetime" (for me). dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-11-21 09:14 -0500
  Re: Having _everything_ on a mostly empty "C:" drive. dvus <dven1@adelphia.net> - 2015-11-21 15:35 -0500
    Re: Having _everything_ on a mostly empty "C:" drive. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-11-21 22:34 +0100
      540 MegaBytes/Second reading, 520 writing, Max. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-21 13:46 -0800
        Re: 540 MegaBytes/Second reading, 520 writing, Max. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-11-21 23:13 +0100
          540 MegaBytes/Second reading, 520 writing, Max. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-11-21 15:25 -0800

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