Used SSD listings- best value?

[Cryptonite]

13 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

I got him to bring a laptop, but the model is obscure and we're unsure of whether it uses the SATA III interface.

Do you know a surefire way of finding out besides copying a file and checking whether speeds exceed 150 MB/s?

I just noticed..

 

https://www.olx.in/item/unused-intel-ssd-240gb-520-series-6-0gbps-100-health-performance-ID15aXgl.html#ef7812bb8c

 

the lifetime writes are 4 TB and yes I understand the worry but if Crystaldisk shows the same when you check then you're fine. 4 TB writes are still very low.

[Aereldor]

9 minutes ago, Cryptonite said:

I just noticed..

 

https://www.olx.in/item/unused-intel-ssd-240gb-520-series-6-0gbps-100-health-performance-ID15aXgl.html#ef7812bb8c

 

the lifetime writes are 4 TB and yes I understand the worry but if Crystaldisk shows the same when you check then you're fine. 4 TB writes are still very low.

Does it pose any risk? If 10TB writes put it in the red zone, 4TB suddenly doesn't look too great for me.

[Cryptonite]

19 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Does it pose any risk? If 10TB writes put it in the red zone, 4TB suddenly doesn't look too great for me.

no no. 10 TB doesn't put it in the end zone, it's just that you want to keep the drive for quite a few years don't you? and well it is a personal I'd only take it if it's still semi new. 10 TB is still low.. I just do not like buying something that isn't going to give me a relatively new experience. most SSDs can write 100s of terabytes without a problem, no need to worry haha.

 

as a reference, here is my 950 pro's waranty listing

 

* 5 years or TBW (256GB: 200 TB, 512GB: 400 TB), whichever comes faster.

[Cryptonite]

27 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Does it pose any risk? If 10TB writes put it in the red zone, 4TB suddenly doesn't look too great for me.

here is a 60 GB version of the 520 series writing over 100 TB.. the smaller the SSD the lower the endurance. http://ssdendurancetest.com/ssd-endurance-test-report/Intel-SSD-520-60

 

keep in mind my warranty listing is only what they will warranty and replace if it dies before that. usually they last even a whole lot longer.

[Aereldor]

34 minutes ago, Cryptonite said:

here is a 60 GB version of the 520 series writing over 100 TB.. the smaller the SSD the lower the endurance. http://ssdendurancetest.com/ssd-endurance-test-report/Intel-SSD-520-60

 

keep in mind my warranty listing is only what they will warranty and replace if it dies before that. usually they last even a whole lot longer.

Understood. So, do I give him $57 for it?

[Cryptonite]

18 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Understood. So, do I give him $57 for it?

in my country $ 57 is a great price. I'm not sure around other parts. but seeing as you said SSDs are expensive yes give him $57

[Aereldor]

On 5/1/2016 at 6:32 PM, Cryptonite said:

in my country $ 57 is a great price. I'm not sure around other parts. but seeing as you said SSDs are expensive yes give him $57

Well, I just found something eerily similar to Garageband on Windows, so Hackintosh is no longer immediately necessary. It would be nice to have iMovie, though. Sony Movie Studio 13 Platinum doesn't have the most streamlined interface. Still, it gets the job done, and it has more functionality.