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Re:SanDisk Extreme SSDs keep abruptly failing–firmware fix f... by scns on Sunday May 21, 2023 @02:57AM (#36018618)
Re:SanDisk Extreme SSDs keep abruptly failing–firmware fix f... by userbinator on Sunday May 21, 2023 @03:48AM (#36018792)
The article doesn't mention "pseudo", so I guess you're implying that these are just their existing flash that's capable of TLC/QLC, used permanently in SLC mode? 60DWPD for 5 years is basically 100K endurance, the same as true SLC.

Either way, that's great news - and the ~$0.32/GB they mention (only $600 for 1.92TB!?) for Micron SLC is absolutely amazing value, if you consider that this other article I submitted not long ago mentions ultra-cheap TLC SSDs with NAND from an unknown manufacturer costing $0.10/GB (I even have a comment there lamenting the lack of logically-priced $0.30/GB SLC SSDs!): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35382252

Re:SanDisk Extreme SSDs keep abruptly failing–firmware fix f... by scns on Monday May 22, 2023 @04:35PM (#36036378)
Yes, it is TLC permanently in SLC mode.

> 60DWPD for 5 years is basically 100K endurance, the same as true SLC.

Cool, did not make that realization, thanks!