Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents
Greg, Have you or any other SSD List Guru ever written down (documented) the steps used to convert from an EM drive to an SSD drive? I have lots of questions! I'm taking your past suggestion about re-using my OLD EM drives for my pending Win7 upgrade(coming earlier than planned... :) Plan NOW is to use the old EM drives for 'Swap file' activity, and, other Windows files I can/should move back to the old EM drives (Yes, trying to limit future WRITE activity on the SSD). I have followed all the discussion about SSD's on the List. And, my 3 machines get backed-up to my NAS each month, so I suspect I may loose no more than 30days of 'data.' Of course, I will backup each machine just before enhancement/upgrade, just to be as current as possible. Yes, I will try to 'recover' (?) my old EM drive to use for the Winblows Swap file, and any other system file(s) suggested via the list. ATM, I have 2 machines w/4 32-bit partitions (c:/d:/e:/f:), and 1 machine w/3 32-bit partitions (c:/d:/e:). These 3 HD's are all 120GB EM HD's. Normally I do ~40GB partitions. I can even accept 32GB SSD partitions (128/4). But, I remain clueless ATM of all the things to do post install. I do believe that my current Asus P5Q3 m/b's do have 6MB/sec JMicron drivers (not used ATM). But I will dig back in my docs about this. Yes, I plan to raise a newegg order for 5x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD's (N82E16820147192) Best, Duncan On 05/06/2013 16:36, Greg Sevart wrote: The 840 is a decent drive, though it does use TLC (three bits per cell) NAND instead of the more traditional MLC (2 bits per cell) variety. TLC NAND is slower on writes and has less endurance (~1000 P/E cycles vs. 3000) than MLC NAND, but it's easy to overstate what the impact is. The only thing I'd avoid is the 120GB capacity version - the firmware is stable, but the NAND may only get you to 3 years or so under normal usage until the MWI (media wearout indicator) hits 0. Now, MWI=0 doesn't mean the drive is dead--indeed, there are forums where some models have exceeded the MWI by huge margins and are still functional. It's intended to be a conservative estimate of drive durability. The 840 Pro is a different drive entirely, using 21nm Samsung MLC NAND. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 3:28 PM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents This is really good to hear, as what I just bought was a Samsung 840 Steve On 5/6/2013 11:40 AM, Greg Sevart wrote: All of them crap controllers. OCZ would either be Indilinx or Sandforce, neither of which have a good track record (though Indilinx far worse than SF). Your Patriot and ADATA were probably Indilinx or Sandforce as well. Your failures were almost certainly firmware problems, not NAND wearout. Samsung (830, 840 Pro) is where it's at, followed by Marvell controllers (e.g., Crucial C300, m4, m500). SSDs are extremely reliable if you get one based on a good controller. Friends don't let friends buy OCZ, though the controller manufacturer is more critical than the brand label on the box. Greg (owner/user of: 4x Intel G2, 1x Intel 320, 5x Samsung 830, 1x Samsung 840, 2x Samsung 840 Pro with no failures) -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Robert Martin Jr. Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 10:06 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents I've had 4 SSD's die each in under 6 months. I'm not really sold on the reliability ;) 2 were OCZ and the others were a Patriot and a ADATA. All in different boxes and all were boot drives. I had a seagate hybrid drive die after 2 months also. All were on UPS's too. I switched back to mechanical drives for my important machines. Don't have the time to redo everything that ofter any more lopaka From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Sun, May 5, 2013 6:03:02 AM Subject: Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents Dependsif it is going in a laptopmost folks just put everything on the SSD. I have a 256 GB SSD in my thinkpad, so everything goes on the SSD. On my desktop, I used to have a 160GB SSD...so only Windows and programs went on the SSD...all documents and stuff went on the d drive, which is a hard drive. I now have a 500 GB SSD, but I still put non-programs on the hard drive. As you know, many laptops come with SSDs onlyno need to worry about writes...unless you are doing something wyyy outside of normal. I got my first SSD in Jan 2011...that drive is still working great! On 5/4/2013 9:25 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: I've just bought my first SSD. Should I be moving folders like Documents and Libraries to another drive? Whats the current status on
[H] New Router Recommendations
Hi, Just lost my router this morning (along with keyboard, but that's another story) and am looking for recommendations for a replacement. I have read the group's new favorite is the ASUS brand. Which model(s) are favorites and which (if any) should be avoided? Need 4 or more LAN connections and wireless. Thanks for your input. Money is an object, but future proofing is also good. The defunct router is a D-Link DGL-4300 I purchased almost 10 years ago. It has given good service, except for a power supply replacement about 5 years ago. P.S. Any suggestions for confirming the death of the D-Link? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net
Re: [H] New Router Recommendations
The Asus dark knight is awesome On May 7, 2013 10:18 PM, James Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, Just lost my router this morning (along with keyboard, but that's another story) and am looking for recommendations for a replacement. I have read the group's new favorite is the ASUS brand. Which model(s) are favorites and which (if any) should be avoided? Need 4 or more LAN connections and wireless. Thanks for your input. Money is an object, but future proofing is also good. The defunct router is a D-Link DGL-4300 I purchased almost 10 years ago. It has given good service, except for a power supply replacement about 5 years ago. P.S. Any suggestions for confirming the death of the D-Link? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net
Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents
my only complaint about the one Samsuung SSD I bought was that the FREE transfer sw was NOT free. ( trial version of ghost ) Fortunately the sw I got from crucial worked, was not happy but worked. jmo, things may be different now. fp At 11:49 AM 5/7/2013, DSinc Poked the stick with: Yes, I plan to raise a newegg order for 5x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD's (N82E16820147192) Date: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Metric Lit: The Courtship of Kilometers Standish. **
Re: [H] New Router Recommendations
+1 On May 7, 2013 at 12:24 PM Naushad Zulfiqar z00...@gmail.com wrote: The Asus dark knight is awesome On May 7, 2013 10:18 PM, James Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, Just lost my router this morning (along with keyboard, but that's another story) and am looking for recommendations for a replacement. I have read the group's new favorite is the ASUS brand. Which model(s) are favorites and which (if any) should be avoided? Need 4 or more LAN connections and wireless. Thanks for your input. Money is an object, but future proofing is also good. The defunct router is a D-Link DGL-4300 I purchased almost 10 years ago. It has given good service, except for a power supply replacement about 5 years ago. P.S. Any suggestions for confirming the death of the D-Link? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] New Router Recommendations
Sadly, I will share a D-Link DGL-4500. I think it is still available.(?) I bought mine to replace/upgrade a DGL-4300 that I still have (fpr backup). This router does 2.4GBand 5.8GB wireless; but, wireless can be disabled to work on a 'wired' LAN only (as I use mine!), I suspect. I like mine very much. I can not confirm, but, believe I paid ~$200 for mine from newegg; way back when. If need be I will dig deeper! As I shared, this router has been online 24/7 for the past 72mo.; and, my current ISP fully accepted it when I moved to FIOS with them. This router does 100Mbps synchronous very nicely. I would buy a replacement router (same) in a heartbeat! HTH, Duncan On 05/07/2013 15:17, James Maki wrote: Hi, Just lost my router this morning (along with keyboard, but that's another story) and am looking for recommendations for a replacement. I have read the group's new favorite is the ASUS brand. Which model(s) are favorites and which (if any) should be avoided? Need 4 or more LAN connections and wireless. Thanks for your input. Money is an object, but future proofing is also good. The defunct router is a D-Link DGL-4300 I purchased almost 10 years ago. It has given good service, except for a power supply replacement about 5 years ago. P.S. Any suggestions for confirming the death of the D-Link? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net
Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents
Forc5, Thanks for this 'heads up.' I will find out in 2 weeks or a month. Not in a hurry; I have lots of questions ATM... :) Duncan On 05/07/2013 18:42, FORC5 wrote: my only complaint about the one Samsuung SSD I bought was that the FREE transfer sw was NOT free. ( trial version of ghost ) Fortunately the sw I got from crucial worked, was not happy but worked. jmo, things may be different now. fp At 11:49 AM 5/7/2013, DSinc Poked the stick with: Yes, I plan to raise a newegg order for 5x Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD's (N82E16820147192) Date: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Metric Lit: The Courtship of Kilometers Standish. **
