And so do the expensive SSDs. Usually writing the first 30% of the available space goes through fast pseudo SLC mode and then the speed falls down drastically.

And so do the expensive SSDs. Usually writing the first 30% of the available space goes through fast pseudo SLC mode and then the speed falls down drastically. The most in depth SSD reviews I've seen are on this YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@prossd https://www.youtube.com/@prossd They are in Russian, but subtitles are available.