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5 minutes ago, AXLP_LaZEReD said:

I bought an SSD about a year ago, and I was on a super tight budget.

It cost me $55, its a Silicon Power 256GB A55.

It is DRAMless, and that is the point of this topic; How scary/bad is it that its DRAMless?

Did I waste $55 or is it still a very good upgrade over a 7200rpm HDD?

Used for OS Boot and 2 games.

It's a hell of an upgrade over a 7200 HDD.  Yes, it isn't as perfect as a DRAM SSD but it will perform very well for booting and a couple games.

 

You made a good purchase.

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I bought an SSD about a year ago, and I was on a super tight budget.

It cost me $55, its a Silicon Power 256GB A55.

It is DRAMless, and that is the point of this topic; How scary/bad is it that its DRAMless?

Did I waste $55 or is it still a very good upgrade over a 7200rpm HDD?

Used for OS Boot and 2 games.

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5 minutes ago, AXLP_LaZEReD said:

I bought an SSD about a year ago, and I was on a super tight budget.

It cost me $55, its a Silicon Power 256GB A55.

It is DRAMless, and that is the point of this topic; How scary/bad is it that its DRAMless?

Did I waste $55 or is it still a very good upgrade over a 7200rpm HDD?

Used for OS Boot and 2 games.

It's a hell of an upgrade over a 7200 HDD.  Yes, it isn't as perfect as a DRAM SSD but it will perform very well for booting and a couple games.

 

You made a good purchase.

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1 hour ago, AXLP_LaZEReD said:

I bought an SSD about a year ago, and I was on a super tight budget.

It cost me $55, its a Silicon Power 256GB A55.

It is DRAMless, and that is the point of this topic; How scary/bad is it that its DRAMless?

Did I waste $55 or is it still a very good upgrade over a 7200rpm HDD?

Used for OS Boot and 2 games.

Well You have been using it for a year now. How has the experience been?

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It's def a good purchase... for that price. I got an Adata su750 over the summer, also a dram-less version, 500gb, for $35 used. It's slower than my new 1tb Hynix with dram but dram-less ssds pose no immediate threat of exploding and corrupting your data or anything. The chance of that happening is very low.

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The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

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On 4/8/2021 at 3:52 PM, Blue4130 said:

Well You have been using it for a year now. How has the experience been?

Way faster than a mechanical HDD, but its not really what I expected.

Although I expected it, im running SATA2 and not SATA3.

On 4/8/2021 at 4:56 PM, wat3rmelon_man2 said:

It's def a good purchase... for that price. I got an Adata su750 over the summer, also a dram-less version, 500gb, for $35 used. It's slower than my new 1tb Hynix with dram but dram-less ssds pose no immediate threat of exploding and corrupting your data or anything. The chance of that happening is very low.

True,thanks everybody!

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