[kwlug-disc] Need a new SSD ...

[Mark Steffen]

The TBWs are usually low-ball numbers to give the mfgs lots of leeway.  Crucial puts in stuff that is all over the map.  The latest b47r MX500s (that aren’t QLC) use 176 layer TLC NAND and should have insane amounts of endurance as long as you aren’t hammering it with sync writes and are mindful of optimising write amplification in RAID/ZFS use cases.  But, it’s luck of the draw because you may get a 2TB or 4TB MX500 that is QLC … that’s the problem with consumer grade stuff, and how the mfgs are purposely vague about what is inside (WD Blue SSDs are the same, I think they are QLC now so you only hear them say “3D NAND” oooh thanks!).

I love the MX500s but that I can’t tell if the next one I order will be QLC, I’m dropping them.  Safe bet for a quality consumer SSD would be the Samsung EVO right now imho. 

> On Mar 27, 2023, at 12:38 PM, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:07 PM William Park via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org <mailto:kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>> wrote:
>> On 2023-03-24 17:16, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> > WD Blue
>> > Kingston
>> > Samsung EVO
>> > 
>> > Which of these will be more reliable?
>> 
>> Silly question.  Samsung.
>> 
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> If mfg's specs re: TBW are to be believed, Samsung blows past Crucial and others --
> https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/uqp52l/crucial_mx500_vs_samsung_870_evo_1_tb_specs/
> 
> I take TBW specs with a massive boulder of salt. I believe Samsung has been trading on their name for years wrt SSDs and their price premium is unjustified. All the same, they are the gold standard at my IT shop(due to staff & client preference) with Crucial coming in a real close 2nd.
> FWIW.
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