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Is it worth buying one 64GB SSD/SLC for $150, when for the same price you can buy 4x 250GB SSD/MLC?
by rambojazz 5y ago
Is it worth buying one 64GB SSD/SLC for $150, when for the same price you can buy 4x 250GB SSD/MLC?
- bullen 5y agoYes! Because: 1) They don't make them any more. SLC scarcity is about to blow up! 2) MLC is completely garbage! All SLC drives in the world will still be operational decades after all MLC has completely stopped working! 3) You need to have stable storage (quality), everything else (quantity) is less important because you can work around it with compression f.ex. OTOH when a bit stops working you are screwed! Sidenote: You need to be able to power your machines on lead-acid batteries, so magnetic is out of the question, you also need to power the drives independently from the motherboard to get power stability and the ability to power them when the mains go out for longer times and not loose data! 0.07W x 8 on 100Ah = 3 months!