SSDs have a high failure rate when they are new or you try out new firmware
Roland00 Send a noteboard - 23/10/2010 05:24:41 AM
And also the whole lack of recoverability bit.
Simple answer is don't buy an SSD that is brand new, and don't always try out new firmware. The Crucial SSD is now 7 months old, it has been tested, and is is now reliable (it had issues in the first month, these were fixed, this is why you don't want to be an early adopter.)
Also just because a drive has new firmware doesn't mean you should update it for the sake of it being new. If it isn't broke don't fix it.
If you do try out new firmware use this software. This is a free version of Acronis True Image you get for free if you have a western digital hard drive. You can always make an image/ghost of your hard drive and if something did happen you can load it back instantly.
http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119
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Now SSD rarely fail if you aren't an early adopter or trying out a new firmware, they have a much higher MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) than traditional hard drives.
My computer died last night
- 22/10/2010 04:04:46 AM
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My sympathies. 6 years is a good life though. You should be proud! *NM*
- 22/10/2010 06:16:13 AM
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6 years old? Don't just replace the HD - build a new one, if you have the cash.
- 22/10/2010 01:35:08 PM
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Re: 6 years old? Don't just replace the HD - build a new one, if you have the cash.
- 22/10/2010 05:30:03 PM
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OK, you guys are probably right
- 22/10/2010 05:51:23 PM
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Re: OK, you guys are probably right
- 22/10/2010 06:38:49 PM
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Re: OK, you guys are probably right
- 22/10/2010 06:53:56 PM
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If you're trying to conserve money, don't bother with the SSD.
- 22/10/2010 06:40:14 PM
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Re: If you're trying to conserve money, don't bother with the SSD.
- 22/10/2010 06:56:58 PM
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If you're impatient, you'll notice the impact of the extra ram a lot more than the ssd. *NM*
- 22/10/2010 06:58:56 PM
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Bullshit, the SSD will make more of a difference than the extra memory
- 23/10/2010 04:38:44 AM
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...not until you hit the reported astronomically high failure rate for SSDs, at least.
- 23/10/2010 05:01:40 AM
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SSDs have a high failure rate when they are new or you try out new firmware
- 23/10/2010 05:24:41 AM
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A power surge is likely to corrupt your RAM as well, and possibly motherboard components. *NM*
- 22/10/2010 06:39:06 PM
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