I want to upgrade some of my older machines with some new, high(er) capacity SSDs (SATA and nvme). I don’t need super high speeds, just something in the TB range in terms of storage.

Problem is, there’s so much garbage out there, I can’t really tell, which SSD is inexpensive and reliable and which is just utter garbage.

I thought about buying new, but last gen Samsung/WD SSDs.

Intenso and Fanxiang both seem to have been around for a few years, but reviews seem to be mixed.

  • @[email protected]English
    3•7 months ago

    If I just happen to get the bad module that craps out after 6 months, the positive reviews are not that helpful.

    That’s what RAID(5) is for, if a drive craps out you just shrug and get a new one (or warranty), no data loss. Easy enough to cobble together with a PCIe card and 4ish smaller drives, faster too…

    • Midnight WolfEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      Well, except when a second drive dies 36 hours later and suddenly you are panicking…

      • @[email protected]English
        1•7 months ago

        Yep, as can happen easily if you buy in a batch. Just like ransom (related, no?), non-sequential serial numbers please.