SSD Write Endurance 25nm Vs 34nm

[Christopher]

Back in the endurance rig, the Octane is doing half the average it was before. I put it in my laptop for an hour, and the speeds went down to 20MB/s. It's doing an average of 80MB/s at the moment, so it will either get better, or I'll have to SE it.

Had I just left the drive alone and not moved it to the laptop, it would still hum along as it was before (I believe).

And whatever the opinion of the Octane, it's surely better than a Phison. I liked it for the few hours I used it, but that's mostly because of the good feelings I have for the Intel 510. And the 510 and the Octane are just about the same.

[canthearu]

And whatever the opinion of the Octane, it's surely better than a Phison.

Of course it is a better drive ... I was just having a little bit of fun.

In any case, the SMART values on the Octane are a write-off. I wouldn't expect any help from those figures in the future.

As for the intel 510, I'd love to give that drive a good endurance testing, but I'd find better uses for a 120gig Intel 510 before I could bring myself to sacrifice one.