Hopefully you guys are right and the drive lasts! Maybe the tech is finally coming around!
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I did read another neat article on the Samsung TLC type drives. The stress-tested a pair of them to death, simulating many years of use. The end result was a prediction of several decades of regular use:
http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4178/ha ... conclusion
Also, it's a little dated now but I've used one of these for several years in my server box. It's gloriously fast and carries no risk of wear-out since it uses DDR2 instead of flash.
ACard ANS-9010
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