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Weasel
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join:2001-12-03
Minnesota

Weasel

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PNY SSD yay/nay?

Found this on Newegg this morning:
»www.newegg.com/Product/P ··· -178-720

I haven't jumped onto the SSD bandwagon yet, $90 seems like good price, but I don't know anything about PNY's SSDs.

Anyone have one one/know anything about PNY's SSDs? From looking at the specs it isn't as fast as the Samsung EVO, but for the price...

Just looking for opinions.

Krisnatharok
PC Builder, Gamer
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join:2009-02-11
Earth Orbit

Krisnatharok

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They look fine. I've used Vertex 2's, Samsung 840's, ADATA's, Dell's, etc. without issue.

Camelot One
MVM
join:2001-11-21
Bloomington, IN

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They aren't the fastest SSDs around, but they are still much better than a mechanical drive. I have them in a few Dell laptops, and they are noticeably faster than identical models with the stock mechanical drives.
daveinpoway
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join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA

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If you are using Windows, there are quite a few SSD options. If you are using Mac or Linux, there are significant differences between vendors regarding how easy it is to update the SSD firmware from within non-Windows computers.

Tirael
BOHICA
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join:2009-03-18
Sacramento, CA

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Read speeds in the 500+ and write speeds in the 250+ region from most Passmarks done on them (read the reviews on newegg for links). It is a good starter SSD.

jap
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join:2003-08-10
038xx

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WeaseL,

Recommend you read this Anandtech article Understanding TLC NAND. It's very thorough and makes clear why SSD production costs vary so much. Pages 2 & 3 are most instructive.

In the two years since this piece was writ controllers have gotten technically better but it's still an evolving technology and quality & cost continue to play a major distinguishing difference in reliability. The relative gate wear/fail issues on SLC, MLC & TLC NAND have not much changed.

Learning what's inside any given maker's hardware version isn't often straight forward unless someone has ripped one open and reported on it. Last autumn I spoke on the phone with Team Group and they outright refused to disclose the NAND type used in their product citing "trade policy".