[kwlug-disc] Run, don't walk

[Ron Singh]

I use Samsung 850 Pro(repl. by the 860 Pro) in my work laptops, I use 850
EVO and 860 EVO in my play laptops.
I was sold on the 850 Pro and EVO years back due to the perceived greater
reliability of the v-nand tech over the tlc tech.
At my Waterloo IT shop, Intel Samsung and Crucial/Micron were the norm with
Intel models dying frequently, Crucial needing BIOS updates frequently, but
Samsung never ever dying and never a validated need for a BIOS update. We
went all Sammy back in 2013 and never looked back.

I did very recently purchase some Kingston TLC 250G devices for play use, I
think I dropped about 60 on each, same vendor, Tigerdirect. Cheap to the
point of being disposable.

Khalid, for laptop use, smart-home storage/monitoring uses, I would stick
with the Samsung, I just feel a lot more comfortable with  them.
I do wish the 860 Pro would go on sale as they are the best from a
durability standpoint, but that never seems to happen.

Check this:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-860-evo-ssd-review,5446.html

These folks describe IT bits in excruciating detail and that certainly
holds true for SSDs.
See their coverage of the Samsung 860 EVO. I am sure they covered the
current crop of Intel, Kingston and Crucial too.

Thanks,

Ron Singh



On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 6:05 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> So for the lazy or uninitiated (I am both actually), which SSD is best for
> laptops, provided that ~ 250GB is enough storage.
>
> There is the Samsung one at Canada Computers ($90)
>
>
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_1229_1088&item_id=120019
>
> There is an Intel one also at Canada Computers ($75).
>
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_1229_1088&item_id=115780
>
> And there is the Kingston one at Tiger Direct ($60)
>
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=10074990&sku=YYI2-8617DE
>
> Can anyone decipher the various technologies, reliability, speed, ...etc.?
>
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