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by nominal
Sat Dec 08, 2018 6:18 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III
Replies: 6
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[Solved]A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III

I bought AData, thanks everyone for your helps.
by nominal
Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III
Replies: 6
Views: 5709

Re: A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III

The SU900 is indeed 2-bit MLC according to TR's own review . Rated endurance is 400TBW versus 300TBW for the Samsung. Not quite as good as I would expect for MLC, but it's still a 33% improvement. Both have 5-year warranties, so it'd probably come down to price for me. What's your use case? I will ...
by nominal
Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:06 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III
Replies: 6
Views: 5709

Re: A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III

Do you need to choose between one of them? Both are good brands, and can pretty much max out the SATA III bus. Enthusiasts prefer MLC (i.e. 2 bits/cell) over TLC (3 bits/cell, as used in the Samsung), so if the A-Data SU900 is actually 2-bits/cell MLC, then it might be the preferable one, in terms ...
by nominal
Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:44 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III
Replies: 6
Views: 5709

A-Data SU900 512GB or Samsung 860 Evo 500GB Sata III

First of all, I wish everyone a good day. I stayed between two SSDs: A-Data SU900 512GB and Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SATA III. A-Data MLC, Samsung TLC (3-bit MLC said Samsung). What are your comments?
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