http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsun...mance,3861.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8216/samsung...nter-the-3d-era

Samsung 850 pro is out, best performance, but the price...

I still want a cheap mx100 512gb for half the price...

no problems. yeah m.2 drives are expensive now. with the same price i think it's better to get 2x sata drives. if i make a raid0 with 2 sata drives, i can get a much better speed than 1x pcie x2 ssd. i really hope the mainstream ones are pcie x4 instead of the current x2. the form factors are really good imo. slick and very light. the ssd is mounted directly to the mobo.

as for your question, i think it's normal. at that rate i even think you should have no problem using it for more than 5 years. actually, the writes are mainly depending on your usage. certain contributions are also from how you set your system up. use of ram disk and rearrange system temp files and web browser cache to it is one example. use hdd for downloads and storage is another. (i go further and get primocache for ram-based ssd/hdd caches. ram-based enhancements are the trends in ssd's like samsung 840 evo and pro, and upcoming plextor drives) this is also why my machines have more ram than i need. (actually they are for system optimizations. for my own use, i just need 16gb)

no, it's not lol! since samsung has integrated rapid mode in their evo/pro, many of us are used to that speed already.

well yeah.. a normal sata ssd is good enough for most people.

large ssd's are awesome because of several reasons besides capacity. however to most people, unless the purchase can be justified (like, getting large drives as an investment so that you can earn more), i suggest don't go too far. ssd technologies are still evolving rapidly. it's better to just get what you can and have fun with it now.

actually, the real deal about pcie ssd is nvme ssd. (like intel dc p3700) w8.1 with uefi mode already has native support to it.
haha.. if you wanna go further, disable it and try use primocache level-1 ram caching (with deferred write enabled). it's much better (also helps save some writes in ssd's. however, just make sure you have enough ram)

Just bought primocache. I got blown away.

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Yes, there is. I got 16GB RAM installed. Using 4GB RAM and 60GB space from SSD for primocache.

Boot time is the same. Application load performance is what you are getting, especially from the hard disk.

Chrome is fast, SSD killer and mem hogger, but i use it regularly because it sync between pc and my phone.

I used to be an avid Firefox user until they upgrade to newer skin, the addon bar keep disappear and look messy, now it's not my default browser anymore.
Although it perform faster on low spec pc 

On low spec computer, you'll notice the huge difference, Chrome is fast but after you've install a lot of extension, it will slow down a lot. Plus it eats a lot of RAM.
I understand it's for caching purpose but really it's a lot 8GB RAM isn't enough for me anymore.

For smooth scrolling on FFx, you can use SmoothWheel, or Logitech's addons.
I have not tried much Opera Next though, it was my default browser before Chrome appear, Still waiting the OperaLink function to be added back to the browser. without it Opera is kinda useless for me

Well if your games keep updating, that does not count, Chrome are just keep writing even the computer are on idle state.

nah the problem now is, writes are still being made despite on idle state

i just reopen Chrome to check forum and already its performing so much writes to my SSD

as mentioned previously, my SSD of <6 months have already written 3.8TB of writes

quite alot, considering i dont even do real work on SSD

How does Samsung Evo 840 with RAPID fare against Primocache? This is Intel 530 240GB with Primocache.

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Intel 530 240GB = RM559
Primocache = RM100

Samsung 840 Pro = RM729

You do the math.

Oh yeah, it supports hard disk caching using the SSD.

People who experienced bad drive or have more frequent blackouts will save or backup more often. Some even have UPS installed.

For me, RM80 more is worth it for 5 years warranty and MLC chip. Intel warranty service is one of the best as well.

It's all about experience. The cache provided is too good to ignore.

Anyway, it's performance vs reliability. It's up to you.

it depends on how you use primocache. with laptops, i don't have to worry about power cuts. there are plenty of options that you can configure in primocache. it's about give and take of features. on desktops, you can at least configure it to read-only, write-through (no deferred write). it still helps in boosting file access time.
no, backup is not complicated if you planned it properly.

most of the times, data backups are more important. yes we need multiple incremental backups.

our approaches might be different. it's up to you to make it easy. fault tolerance is of course important but you should include it into your backup practice so that it's covered.
exactly. it really depends on what you wanna achieve.

I was comparing Intel 530 240GB and Samsung 840 Evo 250GB. Both price are around the same but Intel one got 5 years warranty. Does that means Intel is much reliable?

i am not sure what is inside the disc, but you can just grab the latest version of samsung magician from their website. (imo that's all you ever need to maintain and optimize samsung ssd's)