Do ssd's get bad sectors as HDD'S? My question is very simple, do ssd's get bad sectors overtime like normal HDD'S, if they do, do they spread like normal HDD'S increasing overtime? or do ssd's have another way to tell when they are dying? Do ssd's get bad sectors as HDD'S? My question is very simple, do ssd's get bad sectors overtime like normal HDD'S, if they do, do they spread like normal HDD'S increasing... » Read More Do ssd's get bad sectors as HDD'S? My question is very simple, do ssd's get bad sectors overtime like normal HDD'S, if they do, do they spread like normal HDD'S increasing overtime? or do ssd's have another way to tell when they are dying? « Show Less
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You really shouldn't be concerned about these things.Under normal usage conditions, Intel has estimated SSD life at about 27 years. Inference being, even under somewhat heavy conditions, the SSD is likely to easily outlive your need for it.In general, you should not fill your SSD beyond 80% capacity or you do get into re-write/performance issues.
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I found that the drives are several years old. I bought a bunch of them (10+) it was a mistake. I tried to get warranty from WD and they did not honor the 5 year warranty and in fact when I returned the drive, they claimed it wasn't manufactured by them. I ended up returning the drive to the seller for a replacement. Don't count on the 5 year warranty, better yet buy it from another manufacturer. I've had too many failures of WD drives in the last year or two. I have switched to Seagate.
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i never got the chance to find that out, i ordered two ADATA SSD's both where faulty on arrival. ended up returning them.
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I have not seen it with strictly a ssd hard drive. I will say this though..... It works similarly to an ssd. things that you would want to operate very quickly ( like your operating system) are stored in the ssd portion, while data that doesn't need to accessed quickly/often are stored on the hd portion. Personally, I think it works very well and I'm quite pleased with it. Plus, you're not stuck with the crap Windows 08 OS. Additionally, it makes the laptop cheaper by operating the way it does. A co-worker of mine has a custom built laptop with much better hardware (including the ssd hard drive) and it's not terribly faster than this one.
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I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't be.I hope this provided some useful information. I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't... » Read More I'm using the drive for my HTPC and have had no problems (pretty constant use rather than the on and off cycle that is probable for a backup drive). I've had issues in the past with drives getting hot (although I've never seen one fail... their lives were probably shortened, but that is hard to tell...), but haven't really noticed that on this drive.In most cases it will probably depend upon how you use it. Mine is placed in the open and not surrounded by much (a few cables is all), if it were placed in an enclosed space then heat might be an issue, otherwise, it shouldn't be.I hope this provided some useful information. « Show Less
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I'm using it as my C drive. Originally had a 500g, 120g and 160g HD's in my pc. My 500g, which was my C crashed therefore when in the market for a new HD a friend of mine suggested the SSD and also suggested using it as my C drive and use my 120g and 160g as storage. The 500g that crashed, fortunately I had a backup on the 120g and I was able to retrieve all my files (but necessary the programs but I was able to re-install) so a suggestion is to set up the Windows backup!So your thinking is not flawed for using it as the C drive. I'm thinking of getting a 1 or 2 terabyte HD for storage later down the road. I'm using it as my C drive. Originally had a 500g, 120g and 160g HD's in my pc. My 500g, which was my C crashed therefore when in the market for a new HD a friend of mine suggested the SSD and also suggested using it as my C drive and use my 120g and 160g as storage. The 500g that crashed, fortunately I had a backup on the 120g and I was able to retrieve all my files (but necessary the programs but I was able to re-install) so a suggestion is to set up the Windows backup!So your thinking is not flawed for using it as the C drive. I'm thinking of getting a 1 or 2 terabyte HD for... » Read More I'm using it as my C drive. Originally had a 500g, 120g and 160g HD's in my pc. My 500g, which was my C crashed therefore when in the market for a new HD a friend of mine suggested the SSD and also suggested using it as my C drive and use my 120g and 160g as storage. The 500g that crashed, fortunately I had a backup on the 120g and I was able to retrieve all my files (but necessary the programs but I was able to re-install) so a suggestion is to set up the Windows backup!So your thinking is not flawed for using it as the C drive. I'm thinking of getting a 1 or 2 terabyte HD for storage later down the road. « Show Less
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Bad sectors on drive is main problem...if its a used drive this is common new drives have to be partioned
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NOT from this seller - I checked both serial numbers on Seagates Warranty Validation page and see "The product you identified was sold as a system component. Please contact your place of purchase for service."I have a failed drive, and no response from the seller - can't send it back to Seagate.. uh oh.
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JUNK! read the failure rate of WD products. Search some of their products on amazon and you will know. Worst, usually die after warranty. But warranty is useless bcos no one will send in the drive with personal info in there. when you send in for warranty, you usually get a refurbish back (someone's problem drive that they fixed)
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WD says that greens will work and nothing else. I have a feeling that has to do with the lower power consumption. I have heard horror stories about green drives and WD software has said my drives have gone bad, but the drives read and write just fine. I love the raid setup and dont know why anyone else hasn't continued this setup at this price point ( I bought mine used for a little less than $100)
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"Hi, I've installed this drive in my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it worked without problems. I don't know your drive, but according to this page: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HTS545025B9SA02-NDW-R it seems that it is a SATA drive. Since all SSD drives are SATA you should not have any problem at all by replacing it. Now, since your MacBook is 2009, the drive won't be able to deliver more than 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps ( it is capable of delivering 6.0 Gbps in a faster system such a Core I5 or Core I7) But don't worry, your laptop will be way faster than it is now. Should you have more questions, please contact me via e-mail: rrllamas@gmail.com"
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Uncertain of its "sector" size, but I believe it was formated in NTFS using 4k clusters. There is an excellent review of this exact SSD at Anandtech web site which has more info than I can possibly provide.
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This is not an SSD drive. It is still a standard hard drive. But what it has is that at boot up it has an SSD system that boots up. This is where it's a little faster than regular drives. Plus it memorizes your most used apps so it keeps them in memory in order to start them faster. This happens with usage.This in general without going into full technical details.
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There's now way of knowing that. Some of it is just chance. I've had drives last 7 years and some have lasted a few months. Also environment plays a part in that. If you have a crappy power supply that puts too much voltage or current or unstable voltages and currents into the drive, that's going to kill it early. Likewise if don't cool it properly, that's going to speed it to an early grave.
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this hard drive died in less than a year. just froze up during an operating system install. i can't even wipe it clean. i must have gotten a lemon. i don't kno the answer to your question, but i doubt i will buy another one!
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Simple answer: Does this rumor apply to your typical USB flash drive? No. Same thing goes for the SSD.Don't go defragging the SSD, though. First, you don't need it because there are no moving parts and secondly, there is miniscule degradation with each (re)write. I do mean tiny, too. You'll be buying a new computer before you replace an SSD, unless you go around defragging every couple of days.
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I tried a hybrid drive and it gave me similar performance to a SSD, 10 to 25% in initial load, no diference in between game load time and not much difference in start time. Basically not really worth it. The difference is like 36 sec vs 40 or 55 vs 102 sec.