Ivan K <ivan_521521@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I need to replace a hard drive that recently > went bad, and the new drive needs to be at > least 1TB. I was looking on Amazon and > debating whether to buy a 5400rpm versus 7200rpm disk, > when, just for fun, I thought I would price > 1TB SSD disks. I started finding things > such as this: > > > https://www.amazon.com/Inland-Professional-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B07FM9SSP6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1542239578&sr=8-6&keywords=ssd+hard+drive+1TB+sata > Inland Professional 1TB SSD 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" 7mm Internal > Solid State Drive (1T) > $140 (USD) [...] You read the bad reviews? Looks like a bait-and-switch and the newer drives have no RAM cache whatsoever, greatly reducing access speeds. > If 1TB SSD drives have become so cheap, I don't > understand why anyone would buy a hard drive that > spins anymore, but maybe I am missing something. > > Am I missing anything? When the bad reviews are consistent, they may be relevant even if they are outnumbered by the good reviews. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
