[CALUG] Looking for advice

[Bryan Smith]

Howard Bampton <howard.bampton at gmail.com> wrote:
> My 2007 vintage desktop ran a lot quicker when I added an MLC SSD for swap (return from hybernate used to be slow enough that I'd go brush my teeth after turning it back on and it often would still be waking up when I was done). That drive is still in use (~5 years as a swap device, ~2 in an external enclosure as extra storage with mostly WORM use patterns.)

2-bit MLC v. 3-bit TLC v. 4-bit QLC, is a huge difference

I have 6 year old 3-bit TLCs, because I'm so anal.

> My lightly used 2010 laptop (IBM SLC SSD) has no drive issues after 8 years

1-bit SLC will last 100x longer than 3-bit TLC.

- bjs


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