They need to get in the ~500gb range for at most $225 USD no matter the company.
SSD/Flash or whatever is nice to have for the speed, but, it does not really seem like the prices are going down very much, just the size/speed/cost going UP.
X per gb, I think for performance/capacity 500-525gb is a sweet spot for performance/life/cost.
I kind of prefer the standard drive form factor, a bit more durable, tends not to throttle due to heat issues, can be used in pretty much every system, and do not block the case much.
anyways..seems the performance of these are ok, but, like almost all "modern" styles, the price, not so much IMO.
The warranty should be "longer" maybe, or, all makers should follow a say 5 year or x TBW written style, cause 2 or 3 year for anything but smallest drives is a joke as many of them going by the "life" of the flash used in a perfect world, being used properly probably a good 20 year life span :D
Biggest problem with these drives is you're out a lot of money if one fails. I've switched to multiple 1TB drives as Samsung doesn't provide the claimed warranty coverage, and losing a 2TB drive really hurts the pocket book.
Just ordered 4 x 1TB MX500, hopefully will have less problems.
I’ve been raiding SSD’s over the last few years for the same reason, basically since TRIM became irrelevant around 2014 because most drives do internal house keeping now. Better performance, redundancy, and often cheaper.
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Dark_Complex - Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - link
"a bit cheaper than Samsung charges for its 960 PRO 2 TB drive"Wrong, the 960 Pro has an MSRP of $1299.
Chaitanya - Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - link
True, also this drive is quite a bit smaller in capacity compared to that 2TB 960Pro.Dragonstongue - Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - link
They need to get in the ~500gb range for at most $225 USD no matter the company.SSD/Flash or whatever is nice to have for the speed, but, it does not really seem like the prices are going down very much, just the size/speed/cost going UP.
X per gb, I think for performance/capacity 500-525gb is a sweet spot for performance/life/cost.
I kind of prefer the standard drive form factor, a bit more durable, tends not to throttle due to heat issues, can be used in pretty much every system, and do not block the case much.
anyways..seems the performance of these are ok, but, like almost all "modern" styles, the price, not so much IMO.
The warranty should be "longer" maybe, or, all makers should follow a say 5 year or x TBW written style, cause 2 or 3 year for anything but smallest drives is a joke as many of them going by the "life" of the flash used in a perfect world, being used properly probably a good 20 year life span :D
Alistair - Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - link
Biggest problem with these drives is you're out a lot of money if one fails. I've switched to multiple 1TB drives as Samsung doesn't provide the claimed warranty coverage, and losing a 2TB drive really hurts the pocket book.Just ordered 4 x 1TB MX500, hopefully will have less problems.
Samus - Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - link
I’ve been raiding SSD’s over the last few years for the same reason, basically since TRIM became irrelevant around 2014 because most drives do internal house keeping now. Better performance, redundancy, and often cheaper.mapesdhs - Saturday, December 23, 2017 - link
You mean fewer problems. ;)Pinn - Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - link
Expensive. XPoint or F OFF.extide - Wednesday, December 20, 2017 - link
Yeah, these are way overpriced. Much rather get a 960 EVO/PRO or jump to a 900P.Pork@III - Wednesday, December 20, 2017 - link
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