Hmm - and Sandisk is supposed to be one of the best SSD brands, last I knew. Was it covered under warranty?
It looks like there is yet another form factor in the wild: SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series M.2 2280 1TB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147678> I wonder if there are adapters to old SATA controllers? On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On April 11, 2018 at 4:45 PM Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I have read that SSDs have a much longer lifespan, and are a lot faster > to boot (pun attempt). > > I bought a Sandisk Ultra II two years ago, wanting reliability more than > speed. > Installed it in February, it crashed completely, suddenly and permanently > in July. > Never had a platter drive die in less than a year in all my life. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com