yes i think so if it's intel 520 that you're talking about in the garage sales section.

it's a very old drive, using mlc nand and sandforce controller, but it's still good enough as os disk.

edit: ram price was reported to go up for 111% since the previous 12 months, sources:
https://www.techspot.com/news/71012-weekend...ected-2017.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/230188/dram-pri...-rise-over-2017

this is crazy :/


This post has been edited by horns: Sep 19 2017, 12:38 AM

yup, i will continue to running my bad sector 2tb hdd until it death, or just get another hdd.

haha so any drop on 1TB SSD

now own boss i can throw all out in full gllory but the other side of me still not willing 2 depart all my fast earnings 2 soon

hahahaha i using 250gb more than 2 years already and still feeling itchy in shooting up 1TB

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Sep 19 2017, 08:41 AM

I always asked a question, why a 7 gram nvme ssd module (memory, pcb, controller) is expensive than a conventional solid metal heavy hdd (vacuum process, metal case, plates, read header, weight of shipping cost, etc)..... hahaha; simply they earn ton of money in SSD

This post has been edited by jimlim007: Sep 19 2017, 12:06 PM

if you need to, just do it

i have systems running full-ssd and ramdisk setups for years (ramdisk is for downloads). their performance are still optimal (now these ssds are all over the warranty period already haha)

the answer lies in the perspective of performance, not weight. no one, if they had the chance, wanna run a slow system. (it's a cheap way to revive old computers. you can make an old i3 laptop with 8gb ram to response much faster than an i7 laptop with 16gb ram and 1tb hdd; this was a self test that i did a long time ago; it still holds true today)

of course these companies earn money. it's a business. it's not 'simply' either. new technologies don't just come out of nowhere. they require r&d, and r&d need costs. i just don't like the idea of them purposely created a demand and supply scenario that is only beneficial to themselves. (samsung and crucial do this; sk hynix doesn't, yet)

the bottom line is this: there is no need to have a full-ssd setup unless you can make use of its performance (e.g. for work purposes with frequent high work loads). a more practical option so far is always mixed mode: ssd for os at least, and hdd for data and downloads. for this, you just need a small sata3 ssd, and your system supports sata2 and ahci. the difference in user experience is night and day. (120gb if your budget is tight; optimally 240gb or above)

This post has been edited by horns: Sep 19 2017, 02:20 PM

hi all,anyone know sandisk x400 worth to get?

at what price and capacity? in general it's an oem tlc ssd. overall performance is acceptable, relatively better than value ssd.

OEM ssd difference just the packaging not that nice
other than that not much diffence ?

packaging is not the main point for things like ssd.

there are slight differences in configurations and specifications usually (e.g. firmware), compared to retail counterparts. other than that no.

so mean getting a oem SSD shouldn't be worry

maybe. yes usually they have no problem, but there is always a risk. (i use some for years; all are still good)

oem ssds that we can obtain in the market depends entirely on seller's commitment to offer warranty support. (this is the main risk, no manufacturer warranty)

Haha i think i be jumping 1TB SSD when my house finished unifi coverage

My hardware has been over the top but still its worthless if its still held back by snail speed internet

Been using 1mb 7 years and 4mb 3 years and both are useless already with my new favorite game ever just broken new record size 99GB which doesnt cut it any longer

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Sep 21 2017, 07:47 PM

our internet speed is the least that we should worry about, it's always the slowest.

only when you're riding with those 1gbps services and with gigabit router, then things might change a bit, but then if you used ramdisk for download like me then the net speed is still the slowest.

these days, the terms ReRAM, or RRAM are catching a lot of attentions, especially its potentials to become the storage component of our ssds in the future. it's said to be similar to intel's 3d xpoint; and it's faster than nand flash (lower read latency, and faster write performance, at least on paper for now).

it will still need to take a while before it can reach general consumer markets. (very expensive for now)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistive_random-access_memory
http://searchsolidstatestorage.techtarget....istive-RAM-RRAM
https://semiengineering.com/what-happened-to-reram/
https://www.anandtech.com/show/10562/wester...ialpurpose-ssds

haha tech 2 fast no time 2 catch up already

yeah it's really true that techs advance at a pace that is hard to catch up these days; well we just learn what we can lol

it's good to know that there are better replacements for nand flash in near future

plextor announced their m8se recently. nand is still from toshiba, and controller is still from marvell. we know by its name that it's not the top-tier offering from this company. what i didn't expect is the use of planar tlc. in short, for average users, yes it's still ok for normal use, but you also have other choices.

read more: http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/plext...d-review-512gb/

once upon a time, during the uprising of sata ssd era a few years ago, plextor was one of the cheaper yet better options that could rival samsung performance models. (think m5pro xtreme) however, since m6s, it's not really doing that well :/

Dear all sifus, I can't decide between wd blue and samsung 850 evo. I did some research on both m.2 ssd, most of them recommend the evo but the wd blue is slightly cheaper . I only use my laptop for light gaming like dota and Microsoft apps. So if I buy 850 evo will it be overkill for my daily usage?

Capacity and price you found? Evo have longer warranty iinm.