Rae
Backup turned daily driver
It's weird sometimes when you have a device. You will shop around with upgrades and sometimes you will be looking for the best. Sometimes you find it. Other times you stumble onto it.Earlier this year I got a steamdeck and one of the first upgrades that I got for it was a huge SSD. With games getting bigger all the time it's just a common sense upgrade to make. I initially invested in the WD SN770M because it was regarded as the best. I found that while it was running well, it was running hot. It's always good to make a backup of your installs. With how SSDs have a tendency to just go out I decided that I was going to make a clone with the Crucial P310. After the clone was made I popped it in and tested it for function as I always do and I was surprised at what I found. The 310 not only runs cooler but it's a fair bit quicker as well. It did not have the crashing while in desktop issues that the 770M has and it appears to have a better response time. It uses less power as well. My test runtime on the 770M was 2 hours when I was really pushing it and my runtime on the 310 was about 2 hours and 50 minutes. That's pretty huge I think. The elephant in the room with this drive is that most don't like it as it is based around older tech that does not have the lifespan that newer NANDs do. It only has a tolerance of 400 terrabytes. Most say that's pretty bad but you have to remember that it's going into a steamdeck. I could understand the concern if it was going into a laptop that was doing video rendering. At that point I'd say yea, that's a pretty bad idea but most steamdecks aren't going to come anywhere near the limit of this drive in it's lifetime. Overall the drive performs well, it runs on the cooler side and it has a very wide compatibility and does not have any of the heat issues that the 770M has. It's very energy efficient while being extremely fast and if for some reason you do have issues it has a very long warranty. What started off as my clone drive turned into my daily driver. Outstanding.Ver másVer menos
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