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    SLC SSDs today?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Peon, May 5, 2011.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Does anybody offer SLC NAND in a modern (as in having a controller comparable to the Intel 510/Crucial m4/Vertex 3) SSD? It seems like even enterprise grade drives nowadays use E-MLC.
     
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    With the advancements in the technology MLC drives are on par with SLC in terms of the speed and throughput. I would expect them to become obsolete in the end-user market.

    The only advantage of SLC remaining is the durability. You can write a lot more. This could be the only reason for them to live for the enterprise market.


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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Intel's new 7 series will have SLC in their highest end enterprise drives, though there will also be eMLC in their lower end 7 series.
     
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    and the cost will be....


    yes SLC will be arounds but the price point isn't pretty. MLC is pretty much the best way to go for consumers.
     
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    I'm curious about SLC not necessary because I'd buy an SSD with it, but because it could provide interesting comparisons with MLC. Like, how much faster is SLC than MLC today? Or, to what extent have die shrinks affected SLC durability?

    The last time anybody seriously looked at the issue was with the X25-M vs X25-E G1, which is ancient by SSD standards...
     
    Peon, May 7, 2011
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