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Read our review here.
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#5894057 Posted on: 03/09/2021 06:25 PM
my 850 PRO 256 GB is
7 years old
4.3 years Power ON
47 TB written
91% Health
Warranty: 10 years warranty, or 150 TBW, whichever comes first.
My warranty will expire 3 years from now having written 45% of 150 TB.
So it looks to me that warranty-wise 'years' is more important than 'TB written', because it will expire sooner. I would need 22 years to write 150 TB at current rate.
my 850 PRO 256 GB is
7 years old
4.3 years Power ON
47 TB written
91% Health
Warranty: 10 years warranty, or 150 TBW, whichever comes first.
My warranty will expire 3 years from now having written 45% of 150 TB.
So it looks to me that warranty-wise 'years' is more important than 'TB written', because it will expire sooner. I would need 22 years to write 150 TB at current rate.
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#5894076 Posted on: 03/09/2021 07:12 PM
It would be good if Samsung started to label their NAND writing methodology properly, as any responsible company would do. TLC versus MLC is important
Even more on the Samsung PRO were on last gen you have some TLC and some "real" MLC in the same product line, all badged MLC.
It would be good if Samsung started to label their NAND writing methodology properly, as any responsible company would do. TLC versus MLC is important
Even more on the Samsung PRO were on last gen you have some TLC and some "real" MLC in the same product line, all badged MLC.
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#5894085 Posted on: 03/09/2021 07:32 PM
my 850 PRO 256 GB is
7 years old
4.3 years Power ON
47 TB written
91% Health
Warranty: 10 years warranty, or 150 TBW, whichever comes first.
My warranty will expire 3 years from now having written 45% of 150 TB.
So it looks to me that warranty-wise 'years' is more important than 'TB written', because it will expire sooner. I would need 22 years to write 150 TB at current rate.
Im never selling mine either.those disks don't die under normal conditions.
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/endurance-test-of-samsung-850-pro-comes-to-an-end-after-9100tb-of-writes.html
my 850 PRO 256 GB is
7 years old
4.3 years Power ON
47 TB written
91% Health
Warranty: 10 years warranty, or 150 TBW, whichever comes first.
My warranty will expire 3 years from now having written 45% of 150 TB.
So it looks to me that warranty-wise 'years' is more important than 'TB written', because it will expire sooner. I would need 22 years to write 150 TB at current rate.
Im never selling mine either.those disks don't die under normal conditions.
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/endurance-test-of-samsung-850-pro-comes-to-an-end-after-9100tb-of-writes.html
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#5894116 Posted on: 03/09/2021 09:47 PM
Can you please explain? The Samsung 970 Evo (and even the Evo Plus) are somewhat cheaper at the same capacities. Why are you recommending the 980 and also, why didn't you point out the fact that Samsung themselves have better and at the same time cheaper SSDs than this one? So what exactly did you mean by "value proposition" in your review if this SSD is actually more expensive than Samsung's better SSDs? What "value" are you talking about?
We can wholeheartedly recommend the Samsung 980 500GB and 1TB models,
Can you please explain? The Samsung 970 Evo (and even the Evo Plus) are somewhat cheaper at the same capacities. Why are you recommending the 980 and also, why didn't you point out the fact that Samsung themselves have better and at the same time cheaper SSDs than this one? So what exactly did you mean by "value proposition" in your review if this SSD is actually more expensive than Samsung's better SSDs? What "value" are you talking about?
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uncompelling
there's better dramless budget drives like HP ex series
ex900 is 95eur
140eur for a dramless drive is too much