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newby_investor said:
A warranty won't replace your work when something breaks.
Keep backups of important data, preferably on a separate device.
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An expensive ssd can also fail, only idiots don't keep backups. I have a enterprise ssd, I'm under no illusion that it's failsafe hence backing up my documents folder to two hard drives and I have another copy in the cloud. As long as you are prepared you should be good.
 
ponder said:
An expensive ssd can also fail, only idiots don't keep backups. I have a enterprise ssd, I'm under no illusion that it's failsafe hence backing up my documents folder to two hard drives and I have another copy in the cloud. As long as you are prepared you should be good.
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True. But the probability of an expensive one failing is somewhat lower.

Granted, SSDs have different failure modes to HDDs. You're unlikely to suddenly get nothing, because there's no head to crash. Performance just degrades and you start getting errors. So there's usually warning.
 
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6DKM8V

Just ordered the 512GB Silicon Power nvme SSD. Spec and price wise it can't be beaten locally. R1077 all inclusive. Shipping and duties.

Specs are also double the max write and read speeds of the nvme drives available locally at about the same price.
 
Was reading 480+GB nvme reviews on newegg last night, seems like the intel one's degrade fast. Any other brands to avoid? The WD blue and Crucial models seem good and the HP one's apparently have terrible compatibility. Seagate offerings are probably similar in value to their HDD's.
 
rambo919 said:
Was reading 480+GB nvme reviews on newegg last night, seems like the intel one's degrade fast. Any other brands to avoid? The WD blue and Crucial models seem good and the HP one's apparently have terrible compatibility. Seagate offerings are probably similar in value to their HDD's.
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I would be cautious of reviews read on a retalier's website. Check up from the bigger tech websites, and also read the manufacturer's specs. If you're looking for durability, TBW is the thing you want to look at - terabytes written. For normal desktop usage, anything above ~800 TBW will last you for years.
 
rambo919 said:
Was reading 480+GB nvme reviews on newegg last night, seems like the intel one's degrade fast. Any other brands to avoid? The WD blue and Crucial models seem good and the HP one's apparently have terrible compatibility. Seagate offerings are probably similar in value to their HDD's.
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New to the whole nvme game and decided on the Sabrent Rockets for new build. Have three coming in from Amazon (4.6/5.0)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LGF54XR/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_wz.qDbT65QAX0
 
I find his insight valuble however he does tend to have a few first world problem blindspots i have noticed in the past.
 
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