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Hi Experts,
I'm planning to buy a SSD. ( preferably a Enterprise SSD)
I want to practice and take the VMWare certification. I want to put this SSD in my laptop, since it gives me mobility and I can practice while at school as well. My Plan is to move this SSD into a Xeon based desktop in the future.

I have a T410 and the Thinkpad Power management software shows me how many cycles are used on my battery. - Thereby giving me a clear idea on how the battery is going to perform over the course of time. ( 346 cycles for past 12+ months. ) and the First used Date, etc.

So my doubt here is ..

(1). Is there any software for a SSD, which gives me all the details like the way I get for my battery. The reason I'm asking this question is, I'm a student and I can't afford nearly $1000 for a 960GB or 1TB SSD,

(2). Typically how many cycles count will be there on the SSD, Brand new sealed?
Will it be Zero - times powered on or will it have some count on it? - may be the company tests it before it ships out to consumers or Enterprise Users.


So, I'm looking at buying a SSD on Ebay. So I want to make sure that I buy the correct SSD. Sorry, I know when I'm talking about Enterprise SSD, I should not think about money. but right now, I'don't have any other option. I need to pay my school fees as well myself.

Thanks a lot for Your suggestions and extremely Sorry for my ignorance. I tried my best to give You a better picture of my situation.


Thank You for Your Time, effort and Patience. I highly appreciate that.
God Bless.


 
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Steer clear of ebay for any kind of storage media, stick to the main suppliers.
You don't need an enterprise drive, these are simply capable of taking more read/write operations on the cells. A normal desktop SSD will be more than capable enough. I'm still using drives I got 5 years ago.
Crystal Disk Info is a tool which will give you info on most drives attached to your system including cycle information (how many times the drive has been powered up).
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Steer clear of ebay for any kind of storage media, stick to the main suppliers.
You don't need an enterprise drive, these are simply capable of taking more read/write operations on the cells. A normal desktop SSD will be more than capable enough. I'm still using drives I got 5 years ago.
Crystal Disk Info is a tool which will give you info on most drives attached to your system including cycle information (how many times the drive has been powered up).
 
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Thanks a lot for the very useful suggestions.
1. I did not know that Enterprise SSDs and regular SSDs have the performance difference in a Desktop and Server. I thought, since I'm going to use the SSD for Vmware installations, i thought, I should go for Enterprise SSDs.

2. As suggested by experts, I will keep off Ebay. Since I can get a regular SSD, I can go to amazon for a better price. Can I do that?

3. Any SSDs, that You may suggest for me, - preferably better value for the money, since You know my primary requirement for the next 3-4 Months. Then it will be used as a regular drive.

Really very helpful suggestions for a novice like me.


Thank You all.

 
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Thanks a lot. Both 840 and 850 have very good reviews on amazon. 850 is a bit new. But 840 has a ton of reviews.

My last question is, if I buy a Brand new SSD from amazon, and After I get the SSD, I put it and do a fresh install of OS and when I install the Crystaldiskinfo, will it show the Drive is powered up less than 4-5 times or Samsung Powers up the Device performs a few tests, before it ships out the item?

I'm not sure. Thanks a lot for Your suggestions. I highly appreciate that.
 
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This from my 3 week old(?) 840 EVO drive:
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Power On = 17 times

I'm putting another one in in the next day or two, so I can tell definitively what it shows on initial power up.
 
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Dude You are awesome. I was exactly looking for this.
Thanks a lot for that.
Please share the photo/screenshot of the new drive. It will be a lot more helpful for others as well.
Frankly, this forum is awesome.
I got answers to all of my questions in less than 2 hours.
Thanks a ton all for Your valuable suggestions.

 
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