On 09/05/2018 05:48 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 09/06/18 06:31, ToddAndMargo wrote:
On 09/05/2018 01:46 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 09:32:42 -0700
ToddAndMargo wrote:
The only time I ever updated firmware on an SSD was
when Intel was making me jump through hoops to
try to prove that it wasn't them.
The crucial (I think it was crucial) SSD I got a long
time ago had a bug in the firmware that implemented
the SMART checks that made it stop writing data
after 5184 hours of operation, that was fun when
it happened to all the early purchasers at about the
same time :-). A firmware update was definitely required
for that. (Fortunately it didn't corrupt anything,
so it started working OK after the firmware update).
I would have passed out holding my breath!
That is why I like and sell Samsung. The stinkers
just work. They cost about 30% more too, but
are far cheaper when you factor all the problems
with other suppliers into the fray.
With regards to Crucial, Tom did say the experience was "a long time ago". I've been
running Crucial drives now for over a year with no issues what so ever.
And, FWIW, if you need to update their firmware it can be done from bootable media.
No windows required.
I don't have the latest and greatest HW with the fastest of all CPUs. But my systems
all boot from between 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
Here in Taiwan the 1TB Crucial is half the price of Samsung. Samsung's performance
is somewhat better but for my use case not a factor.
Hi Tom,
Good news on the Crucial front. When I sell something like this to a
customer, it MUST work without issue. If not it 1) makes me look
like an idiot (99% of my customers are from referrals), and 2)
costs me out the nose in free parts and labor.
1/2 price huh? Does this have anything to do with tariffs?
-T
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