[kwlug-disc] Need a new SSD ...

[Ron Singh]

Big fan of Samsung EVO and PRO SSDs, zero failures.  Same with any of the
Crucial MX500 series, see --
https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_4230&item_id=120759

...that said, my brother at Vision Computers is a big fan of the WD Blue
devices, zero failures for many years, I think going back to 2016.
You will not go wrong with any of these choices.

The much larger-than-needed capacity of the drives you cite below will also
prove beneficial for the wear-leveling algos used in these drives as said
algos will have a heck of a lot more cells to use.

Thanks,

Ron S.



On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 5:18 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> My laptop's SSD is starting to report errors.
> Every day for the past few days there are these errors:
>
> Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 1 Offline uncorrectable sectors
> Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 1 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors
>
> The device is: OSSD256GBTSS2, FW:S1022A0, 256 GB
>
> Then upon rebooting, I see failed commands in dmesg.
>
> Since I am only using ~ 50GB, that capacity is sufficient.
>
> Looking at what is on sale now, I see:
>
> WD Blue
>
> https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/wd-blue-500gb-internal-solid-state-drive-wdbb8h5000anc-wrsn/16366472
>
> Kingston
>
> https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/kingston-technology-480gb-sata-iii-internal-solid-state-drive-sa400s37-480g/11617915
>
> Samsung EVO
>
> https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/samsung-870-evo-500gb-sata-iii-internal-solid-state-drive-mz-77e500b-am-english/15266458
>
> Which of these will be more reliable?
> --
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
>
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