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    Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 3.5-Inch SSD (MZ-N5E250BW) For sale now on Amazon

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by chev327fox, Mar 27, 2015.

  1. chev327fox

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    chev327fox, Mar 27, 2015
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    And the first review happens to be for the Alienware 15.
    I'll assume this is still TLC?
     
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    Haha... I had noticed that as well.
     
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    Still not a sign of when this is going to be released in Canada! Daaaamnit! I want! I bet it'll be a gouge-worthy price in Canada, though.
     
    bnosam, Mar 27, 2015
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    Why can't you just be happy that the 850 series is making its way to M.2?

    TLC? Tender loving care? Who gives a crap. Stop whining like little girls over TLC and MLC. The people who were going to buy the 850 EVO are still going to buy the 850 EVO despite everyone's whining.
     
    J.Dre, Mar 27, 2015
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    I'm just asking, that's all. Facts, not opinions. No need to get emotional.
     
    Game7a1, Mar 27, 2015
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    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The TLC vs MLC debate has like 20+ pages of annoying, wasteful posts. Just don't start that again, please.

    I think this is in the wrong section, btw.
     
    J.Dre, Mar 27, 2015
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    I don't see him whining anywhere. He just asked a question, I don't see what the deal to freak out on him is for...

    I don't see him trying to start it. You seem to bringing that in here by even bringing up the topic, not him.
     
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    I'm not debating TLC vs MLC, lol.
     
    J.Dre, Mar 27, 2015
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    I didn't see anyone try to, so I don't know what your problem is with Game7a1...
     
    bnosam, Mar 27, 2015
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    [​IMG]

    @bnosam

    Aren't you able to get amazon to ship it to Canada if you use that link?
     
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    No problems here. Just trying to prevent the same argument from arising again.

    Someone saying, "I assume this is still TLC nand?" while not intending to bring up the debate will because the response to this is either one of two answers. If it's no, then it must be MLC nand, and thus the debate will most likely arise (again) supporting it or otherwise. If it's yes, then people will most likely complain about it, thus bringing up the debate (again) and so on... That was my problem with it - the potential for debate.

    My post wasn't specifically "at" him. It was geared toward anyone ready to start debating TLC vs MLC (again). There's already a thread with dozens of pages about it in the SSD section of this forum (where this thread should be). Seems quite obvious.
     
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    Of course you're enjoying this (no offense).
    I actually looked at Amazon under the assumption bnosam did before me, and they don't even have the M.2 listed for sale. Ebay has the 850 Evo M.2 for sale, but only in 120 GB and 250 GB capacities.
     
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    No I mean use Amazon USA and get them to ship it to Canada
     
    cookies981, Mar 27, 2015
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    Amazon USA won't let me ship it to Canada, says the item isn't available in my region basically. I'll wait for them to come here and see what the price is first anyway I guess.
     
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    That sucks. I forgot Amazon usually ships internationally. I have bought from Amazon UK a few times before.
     
    chev327fox, Mar 28, 2015
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    Sucks to be Canadian.. BTW, just want to add to @J.Dre Ire.. TLC sucks monkey balls! Go MLC!
     
    TomJGX, Mar 29, 2015
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    I like how you're basing an entire technology just after 1 product...

    And the only reason that the 840 evo has problems wasn't because it was TLC, it was because Samsung used a 19nm fab which caused issues that they didn't expect when used with TLC because TLC memory is more susceptible to voltage irregularities.

    That's why with the 850 series they went back to the 40nm fabrication because its more stable.

    When the first MLC drives came out they had a metric ****ton of issues compared to SLC drives...if everyone listened to people like you we'd still be using horses.
     
    cookies981, Mar 29, 2015
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    I think he was teasing.
     
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    Either way it's a group of drives that needs more options.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 30, 2015
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    I'm actually serious... I'd rather shoot myself then buy a TLC drive.... Not to mention, Samdung products have always broken for me.. My S3 was an overheating POS and battery lasted for a few hours.. They wanted me to send it in for 28 days to repair it.. I just sold it... We have a Samsung TV where the volume buttons randomly stick (quite a common problem)... Oh did I mention, my ultrabook battery has absurd battery wear because the battery Samsung put in it is borderline crap...
     
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    ...sigh. So much for lightheartedness.
     
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    Well I have a pair of the 500GB drives coming for testing.
     
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    For those of you who prefer the Pro model (non M.2 of course)

    Amazon has the 850 Pro 512GB for $289

    That's probably the best deal you're going to get for an MLC drive with (currently) the best performance available.
     
    cookies981, Mar 31, 2015
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    in for one via Amazon. 3-5days to arrive. can't wait! :D
     
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    [​IMG]

    :D Now I just need to get the system they are going into up and running ^-^
     
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    Meaker, don't you have a Clevo P570WM3? How are these M2 drives gonna fit in it? Did you get some new unannounced dual gpu laptop? ;)
     
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    Nope, single GPU laptop:

    [​IMG]

    Has one of these ;)
     
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    Man I could give a flying #@#& about TLC/MLC. Still got my trusty Crucial M4's in Raid 0 reading 1TB a second to this day. By the time they start degrading they'll be replaced anyway.
    Intel 750 nvme makes everything look slow now.
     
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    Yes but it uses crazy amounts of power.
     
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    He has a desktop now so not an issue :)
     
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