Anno domini 2021 Fri, 6 Aug 02:59:36 -0400 Felix Miata scripsit:
dep composed on 2021-08-05 16:36 (UTC):
I'm giving some thought to putting an SSD in my desktop machine....
I bought my first 38 months ago. I currently have 12 2.5", 3 NVME, and one SATA M.2. Two of the 12 2.5" have had to be replaced under warranty. A 17th, NVME from XPG/AData, was defective and returned for refund. Largest is 512GB (one only). Smallest is 120GB.
Brands: BiWin Crucial Intel Kingston Mushkin (1 of 2 replaced) Pioneer PNY (replaced) SiliconPower TeamGroup XPG (Adata) (1 of 2 returned defective) ZTC
Most are an only internal/installed storage device.
Overall I'd say the defect rate differs little from my experience with rotating rust, so it's worth the improvement in speed to use them.
... and don't forget backups. Always have one - at least. And one on something that will not break when submerged in water ...
Nik