On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:03:32 -0800 "John Bartley K7AAY j...@503bartley.com" <john.bart...@gmail.com> dijo:
>Kingston SSDs did not last as long as the Samsung Pro (Pro, not Evo) >series SSDs in my sojurn at the Jones Farm SSD testing lab. I >therefore prefer the Samsung Pro SSDs. Before reading the above I had already sort of decided on a Samsung Pro (not EVO). The Pro have a ten year warranty, where their others have a five year warranty. That's the longest warranty I could find for any drive, SSD or otherwise. Interestingly, Samsung currently offers an 850 Pro and an 860 Pro for a bit higher price. I looked everywhere for what the difference was and finally called Samsung to find out why: Me: What is the difference between the 850 Pro and the 860 Pro? Samsung guy: The 860 has better endurance and will last longer. Me: OK, what is the warranty on the 860 Pro? Samsung guy: Five years. Me: That makes no sense. The 850 has a ten year warranty, so if the 860 will last longer it should be at least ten years also. Samsung guy: Samsung made the decision to go back to five years on all new SSD products. Me: Then the decision is made. Warranty is more important to me than performance, so I'll get the 850 Pro. I might add that I had already ordered a 2TB 850 Pro to replace the dead Seagate in my laptop, also because of the ten year warranty. According to tracking it may be delivered today. >There are 2.5" to 3.5" adapter sleds available at Fry's, but velcro is >also a proven mounting method which does not require a trip to >Wilsonville. I think I may even have a couple of those sleds somewhere around the house. But I'm going to get a new case for the computer that I'm going to build, so having a 2.5" bay is something to look for. And Wes already answered my question about the connectors, so I'm off to find a cheap price on a 1TB 850 Pro. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug