I recall reading about running MLC+ SSDs in SLC mode for SLC reliability at the cost of the capacity multiplier afforded by the multilevel NAND. It always suck

I recall reading about running MLC+ SSDs in SLC mode for SLC reliability at the cost of the capacity multiplier afforded by the multilevel NAND. It always sucks when hardware that is effectively identical is charged at massively different prices, but I guess as a consumer this differentiation probably leads to ever so slightly cheaper MLC+ SSDs...