SSD NOOB

[farhannurizza]

Hi I'm looking to buy an 840 evo 120gb ssd and I want to ask the life expectation I have when my ssd fill with software and windows 8.1

I'm probably using it for iTunes

[miyabwah]

Probably longer than you will use it...

[d3sl91]

Hi I'm looking to buy an 840 evo 120gb ssd and I want to ask the life expectation I have when my ssd fill with software and windows 8.1

I'm probably using it for iTunes

 

MTBF: 1.5 million hours

 

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/uk/download/Samsung_SSD_840_EVO_Data_Sheet_rev_1_1.pdf

 

So, a long time

[Jvagle875]

Why would you use an ssd for itunes?

[Wiff]

safe your music on the hdd and keep itunes on windows

[steffen_anywhere]

A long time, they usually last longer than hard drives. And even hard drives last very long if you treat them properly.

[farhannurizza]

iTunes apps is in ssd but my music folder on my wd black 1tb

[Wiff]

A long time, they usually last longer than hard drives. And even hard drives last very long if you treat them properly.

if i would record all my videos on a ssd it wouldnt live much shorter than hdds, thats why you still need an hdd in your rig too

[PixelPips]

*Cough cough* Google Play *cough cough*

 

Your SSD will be fine for anything, but using it for iTunes is just a stupid idea. iTunes isn't a game, or a media application, or something that requires instant load times. Music uses tiny amounts of I/O, there is literally nothing an SSD would do for music.

[Wiff]

*Cough cough* Google Play *cough cough*

 

Your SSD will be fine for anything, but using it for iTunes is just a stupid idea. iTunes isn't a game, or a media application, or something that requires instant load times. Music uses tiny amounts of I/O, there is literally nothing an SSD would do for music.

he should at least install BF4 on it too

[kirashi]

Probably longer than you will use it...

 

This is very true. In most cases, even original 64/80GB SSD's from 2008 era, such as the first SanDisk's or even the good model OCZ drives are kicking around.

(Please refrain from spay/neutering me over OCZ's SSD's; yes I'm aware Toshiba bought OCZ, and yes I'm aware of their track record. Some models were actually decent, however.)

 

*Cough cough* Google Play *cough cough*

 

Your SSD will be fine for anything, but using it for iTunes is just a stupid idea. iTunes isn't a game, or a media application, or something that requires instant load times. Music uses tiny amounts of I/O, there is literally nothing an SSD would do for music.

 

The Google Play idea would be great if us Canadians actually had decent upload speed for a fair price. (Major cities exempt; even small yet densely populated areas like Vancouver Island don't have the best of rates when compared to Europe or even USA.)

[hojnikb]

MTBF: 1.5 million hours

 

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/uk/download/Samsung_SSD_840_EVO_Data_Sheet_rev_1_1.pdf

 

So, a long time

 

Thats not even remotly true, what MTBF stands for.

 

 

 

@OP

Don't worry about endurance, its not a problem.

[PixelPips]

-snip-

Yeah, that is a problem. At least you can upload 2 songs at a time though, and it can queue thousands of songs and upload them over time. I spent a good 7 hours uploading my whole library (15,000~ songs)

[Judist]

For what it's worth my old rig has an Intel x25 80gb circa 2009 and it's still running strong.

FYI I always run 3 drives in my rigs.

OS SSD

Games SSD

Data Platter/Mechanical

[SkilledRebuilds]

Still rocking 3x Agility 3's in this house in varied machines, 3 good ones

Heard some horror stories though about OCZ, but glad I never experienced them first hand.

My 830Pro is kicking Awesome, which is Expected.

 

But yeah, these days they would last longer than most builds people do.

[Wiff]

Still rocking 3x Agility 3's in this house in varied machines, 3 good ones

Heard some horror stories though about OCZ, but glad I never experienced them first hand.

My 830Pro is kicking Awesome, which is Expected.

 

But yeah, these days they would last longer than most builds people do.

i think it was the vertex, where 70% of them didnt work after one month anymore, i saw some articles where people said, that all their data was gone over night ''not a single bit was left''

[Dimwitted]

OCZ ain't the same. It's Toshiba now and they're a whole different kettle of fish compared to OCZ of old. I would recommend the new OCZ's. But not over Evo's or MX100's. Go with the money. Cheapest gb's wins.

[Wiff]

OCZ ain't the same. It's Toshiba now and they're a whole different kettle of fish compared to OCZ of old. I would recommend the new OCZ's. But not over Evo's or MX100's. Go with the money. Cheapest gb's wins.

are the new OCZ vector 150 reliable now? I heard it is nearly as good as a 840 evo

[Dimwitted]

Toshiba has a good rep with their NAND flash. They keep showcasing drives that are wickedly fast, like the fastest made so they must be doing something right. Don't forget that they co own a fab with SanDisk as well. So there's good stuff there.

 

The one thing they don't do is try to get to the cheapest area of town. If you need cheap drives I wouldn't look at them, stick with Samsung or Crucial.

[Wiff]

Toshiba has a good rep with their NAND flash. They keep showcasing drives that are wickedly fast, like the fastest made so they must be doing something right. Don't forget that they co own a fab with SanDisk as well. So there's good stuff there.

 

The one thing they don't do is try to get to the cheapest area of town. If you need cheap drives I wouldn't look at them, stick with Samsung or Crucial.

jup, Intel is good too but very expensive