How long this SSD will last?
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27 months....Feb 2012 - May 2014.....installed as OS boot drive only, no data reads/writes. Installed in a fairly large desktop case, near a fan with plenty of airflow on all sides. Drive failure to respond was consistent over several days, however no data was lost. I was able to clone this drive to a new SSD, which is now running without incident for a couple of days.
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I've not had any Crucial M4 units for more than a year but thus far they're all working perfectly. I've installed all sizes from 64GB to 512GB in PC laptops, desktops and an old-ish Mac Book without issue.
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Depends on how it's used. SSDs wear out based on the number of reads and writes. Minimum for a typical user is 3 years.
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Not sure. It has held up under very heavy use thus far (for me, since May 2013). However, the SSD is soldered to the motherboard so it's not user-replaceable.
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Yes you will be fine. The SSD's take virtually no power at all. You will have power to spare and its a great little power supply.
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Cant say. I haven't had any issues with my drive at all. Its been working great for me the last few months. Mine has been HIGHLY reliable to the point
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Hello.Ive purchased and currently own this product.This computer has SSD of 256GB and you can use slightly less than that. (The model that is described here)Thank you and let me know if you have any question!
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Hi, unfortunately I'm not able to ensure how long it would last but I can tell you, I've been dealing with Seagate drives for years and I have never had a problem. I've been using this particular one for a couple of months now and it has been working perfectly. It is powered externally, not thru the USB, that's one thing that guarantees a better performance and long-lasting life.
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The ram is soldered down so that amount you get is what you're stuck with. You can upgrade the hard drive and replace it with a solid state drive which makes the device faster, specifically the boot up time. I bought this laptop for my mom and replaced the hard drive with a Samsung 840 SSD with no issues. A SSD will also keep internal temperatures lower since the memory is flash (like your thumb drive/usb stick) vs. a hard drive which has moving parts.
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It should be, although I seem to remember it as formatted NTFS to start with. If your build supports standard SATA interface, you should not have any problems. It has been a very reliable drive for my Windows system. The only caveat is that an SSD does require periodic "garbage collection" by the operating system. You might want to check if your intended OS will support this. This would apply to any SSD that you may be considering.
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I have been using this SSD for over three years and it hasn't failed yet. It has made my Dell Inspiron 5100 (An Older Laptop) run like never before. I have purchased and installed this type of drive in several older laptops for performance improvements.
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Yes, I actually just ordered a 500 GB drive for mine and will be doing it as soon as it arrives. There are several "how-to" threads on the web that details the steps required. My only caution would be to take your time, take plenty of pictures along the way and keep the old drive in a safe place so you always have a backup. The new SSD will not only shorten your boot time to seconds it will also dramatically increase your battery life. Good Luck.
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I think it is one year - check the LaCie web site. I have 4 of these drives, one over three years old and all have been reliable.
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It isn't SSD, it's a SSHDD, a combination of a SSD and a HDD. faster than a HDD
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3 years http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/company-warranty But SSD can last for very long time and memory blocks can do upto 100k program and erase cycles plus wear leveling and on the fly repairs. Basically they are assumed to last for 10 years of continuous use. Well you're not using it continuously so it should last so much longer.
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I installed a Samsung 840 1TB SATA and an Atlas 480GB MSATA in mine, myself, giving me 1.5TB of 6GB/sec SSD speed. Yes the laptop is still covered under the warranty, just not the drive(s). FYI its LIGHTNING fast, and VERY easy to install the drives, just remove the bottom (6 torx screws) and 4 screws for the SATA and 1 screw for the MSATA
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The drive has a 5-year warranty and is provided by OCZ Storage Solutions - A Toshiba Group Company. The old OCZ Technology SSD assets were acquired by Toshiba last year and OCZ now operates as a subsidiary of Toshiba - a really good thing in my opinion as they were a small level fabless company before and now have the backing of a major, stable company. If you need help of any kind you can contact the ocz support forum (awesome IMO) or talk to plain tech support here: http://ocz.com/consumer/support
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I bought a Samsung ssd 256GB and cloned the drive with the included software. Works great. Just estimating the boot time before and after by counting in my head, before it took say 40 seconds from when I saw the first bios splash screen, and after putting in the ssd it takes 6 seconds to boot.
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3 years http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/company-warrantyBut SSD can last for very long time and memory blocks can do upto 100k program and erase cycles plus wear leveling and on the fly repairs. Basically they are assumed to last for 10 years of continuous use. Well you're not using it continuously so it should last so much longer.