[SOLVED] Are NVMe Drives Good for Everything?

[Oasis Curator]

Firstly, do I describe them as drives? Sticks? Just "NVMe"?

Secondly - are they a universal replacement for traditional HDD and SSDs?

For example, are they good at torrenting (backing up various Linux distros and windows installation media)?

I understand they should be used for gaming and programs for quicker loading but don't want to use one for a particular use if it'll ruin the drive.

 

[rgd1101]

yes it good for storage

the only way not ruin any drive is not to use them

 

[USAFRet]

They are generally more expensive per GB than HDD or SATA III SSD.

Good for everything?
Well, I would not spend the money to put a 6TB movie/music library on one.

Similarly, I would not use one for holding backups.


I have one for my OS/Application drive, 1TB Samsung 980 Pro.
Another, for my main photo work drive. 1TB Intel 660p.

The other drives in my system are 4x 1TB SATA III of varying make/model.
And the 80TB drive space in or attached to my NAS is not likely to be replaced by NVMe in the next decade or so.

 

[USAFRet]

I understand they should be used for gaming and programs for quicker loading but don't want to use one for a particular use if it'll ruin the drive.

How do you figure using it will ruin it?

 

[Rokinamerica]

OP may be thinking that too much use on a SSD can wear it out? That was debunked years ago so don't worry about that. The reason you want to get one is so you CAN make use of it.

Like others above, I use one for my OS and programs, use standard ssd for everything else except large backup drives. Desktops both are NVMe with ssds/hdds and laptop is NVMe with 1 ssd and 1 hdd in place of dvd.

 

[Oasis Curator]

How do you figure using it will ruin it?

I didn't know whether the way torrenting works (lots of small writes?) would ruin it?
Maybe I am thinking back to how reusing VHS tapes eventually wore them out, or more recently (mid 2000-2010), when Western Digital greated their "green" drives and there was a problem with excessive head parking, which encouraged the drive to fail way earlier than expected (although that was fixed through a firmware update).

Basically, I've invested £250 in something new... just want to make sure there isn't a big con that I haven't read about

 

[USAFRet]

I didn't know whether the way torrenting works (lots of small writes?) would ruin it?
Maybe I am thinking back to how reusing VHS tapes eventually wore them out, or more recently (mid 2000-2010), when Western Digital greated their "green" drives and there was a problem with excessive head parking, which encouraged the drive to fail way earlier than expected (although that was fixed through a firmware update).

Basically, I've invested £250 in something new... just want to make sure there isn't a big con that I haven't read about

The WD Green drives were an aberration.
Storage, nothing more.

VHS tapes? Totally different.

Yes, solid state drives have a write limit.
But with any semi-good quality drive, that limit is HUGE.

Torrenting?
Well, I probably would not use an SSD for that, simply due to GB per dollar.