On November 14, 2018 2:21:40 PM HST, David Kastrup <dak@xxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. We have Samsung EVO SSDs (500gb) in our laptops. Very highly rated and excellent performers. Well worth the sales price we got them at a couple of years ago. -- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
