Get Ready For an SSD Price War

[coolitic]

Who wins?

The consumers.

 

[rohitbaran]

Bring it on. I have been waiting for 1 TB SSDs to go below $300 to make my desktop HDD free

 

[ammaross]

Sorry, I still won't buy one until they improve the maximum write cycles into the hundreds of thousands at the very least.

Go buy an SLC SSD then. They're rated at 10k+ write cycles. Of course, if you think write cycles are a problem, then you're likely the type that does uncompressed AVI editing or surveillance recording on SSDs....

 

[toadhammer]

Come on, someone - hit $199 for a 512GB SSD!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148821&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL062014&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062014-_-EMC-062014-Index-_-SSD-_-20148821-L0G

i mean its 205 (with EMCPDHP92), whats 5 bucks? haha why not like $125-$150? id love to see them drop that much

Considering the failure rate I had with those at a shop I worked at, I wouldn't use it if it was free. Rather get a Intel or Samsung for quality over quantity.

You've seen high failure rates on that drive already? Didn't the Crucial MX100 only come out about a month ago (it's a replacement for the M500)? Do you mean you've seen many failures on Crucial brand SSDs in general?

I'd certainly agree with you that Intel and Samsung are safe choices for SSDs with regards to reliability. There are some others I'd consider, depending on reviews/price.

Everyone hits bad batches now and then. Work bought a batch of Samsung 840s...4 of the 5 failed within a year.

 

[RussK1]

I have the 512Gb MX100 and haven't had any issues. It was a great buy and scores 350 points higher in AS SSD vs my Vertex 3.

The drive was released this month and has great reviews. Not the fastest drive by any means but is MLC 16nm NAND. The question is endurance as manufacturers increase densities esp. for the TLC NAND.

 

[anti-painkilla]

Sorry, I still won't buy one until they improve the maximum write cycles into the hundreds of thousands at the very least.

At the rate we replace, I am sure you would replace it before it died on you. Everything has a % failure rate. Tech report has written 600TB to 240/250GB drives, follow the link below to see.

http://techreport.com/review/26058/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-data-retention-after-600tb

To everyone else, are the Evo's actually bad? I haven't really been following them, last I heard they were pretty reliable.

 

[RussK1]

Sorry, I still won't buy one until they improve the maximum write cycles into the hundreds of thousands at the very least.

At the rate we replace, I am sure you would replace it before it died on you. Everything has a % failure rate. Tech report has written 600TB to 240/250GB drives, follow the link below to see.

http://techreport.com/review/26058/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-data-retention-after-600tb

To everyone else, are the Evo's actually bad? I haven't really been following them, last I heard they were pretty reliable.

They're not... but there are better options.