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#360922 - 29/01/2014 19:37 Re: Is this a good drive? [Re: Tim]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14486 Loc: Canada	Originally Posted By: Tim What do you think of the Samsung MEX controller? Samsung's $600 1TB SSD is pretty tempting. I would (and have) pick the cheaper new Crucial M500 960GB SSDs over the Samsung any day. Much more durable flash chips in the M500, as well as a bank of power-fail capacitors to keep things sane. TomsHardware had a good discussion/comparison last fall. My 24/7 home office server now runs exclusively on a pair of them. EDIT: But do note that the M500/960GB is a bit of a power hog. Better than most mechanical drives, but 3-4X the idle power consumption of the Samsung. Edited by mlord (29/01/2014 19:49)
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