Feb 19 2011, 02:34 AM
QUOTE(everling @ Feb 17 2011, 09:40 PM)
The entire OCZ Vertex 3 Pro Preview: The First SF-2500 SSD and all the comments from Anandtech.
As much as the performance is nice, the expected pricing for the upcoming Vertex 3 Pro with 25nm flash is terrible.
100GB = RM1,598.89 = RM15.99/GB
200GB = RM2,360.26 = RM11.80/GB
400GB = RM4,111.43 = RM10.29/GB
The cheapest OCZ Vertex 2 120GB available today is only RM839 for RM6.99/GB.
No way I'm going to pay for that and so much for 25nm flash bringing the price down.
On another point, the 3,000 program/erase cycle limit for 25nm flash can be worrying for some people. Here's one way you can view that limit to mitigate your worries. If you're looking for a 3 year lifespan:
3000 / (3 years * 365.25 days) = 2.74 writes/day
This means for a 100GB SSD, you may write about 274GB everyday for 3 years. 548GB/day for 200GB SSDs and 82.2GB/day for 30GB SSDs. Practically impossible for normal usage.
If you're looking at 10 year lifespan:
3000 / (10 years * 365.25 days) = 0.82 writes/day
This means for a 100GB SSD, you need to write 82GB everyday for 10 years. Also practically impossible for normal usage. Users with 5mbps broadband can hit at most 52GB of writes a day; and only need to worry about this if their SSDs are smaller than 64GB.
fuh, that's a relief to read ur explanation bro, thanx for the info bro!! i just placed an order for the OCZ Vertex2 240GB at rm1380, glad to know with normal usage it'll at least last more than 3 years. As much as the performance is nice, the expected pricing for the upcoming Vertex 3 Pro with 25nm flash is terrible.
100GB = RM1,598.89 = RM15.99/GB
200GB = RM2,360.26 = RM11.80/GB
400GB = RM4,111.43 = RM10.29/GB
The cheapest OCZ Vertex 2 120GB available today is only RM839 for RM6.99/GB.
No way I'm going to pay for that and so much for 25nm flash bringing the price down.
On another point, the 3,000 program/erase cycle limit for 25nm flash can be worrying for some people. Here's one way you can view that limit to mitigate your worries. If you're looking for a 3 year lifespan:
3000 / (3 years * 365.25 days) = 2.74 writes/day
This means for a 100GB SSD, you may write about 274GB everyday for 3 years. 548GB/day for 200GB SSDs and 82.2GB/day for 30GB SSDs. Practically impossible for normal usage.
If you're looking at 10 year lifespan:
3000 / (10 years * 365.25 days) = 0.82 writes/day
This means for a 100GB SSD, you need to write 82GB everyday for 10 years. Also practically impossible for normal usage. Users with 5mbps broadband can hit at most 52GB of writes a day; and only need to worry about this if their SSDs are smaller than 64GB.
oh by the way, u mentioned ''548GB/day for 200GB SSDs''<<---- if i installed my SSD on my laptop alredy, then i play games like modern warfare2 and call of duty:black ops, will these games write up to 548GB/day on my SSD??
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