Re:MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
by slowdown on Friday October 18, 2013 @09:29AM
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You are talking based on your own experience. I am talking based on mine and 12 others I know of. No offence, but you get the point, right? :)
Re:MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
by danieldk on Friday October 18, 2013 @09:39AM
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That's the whole point of my comment. It's anecdotical evidence and you'll find as many people having the opposite experience (ie. me).
If you look at the actual failure rate, it's well known that the failure rates of SSDs are well below those of HDDs:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2319966
(With the notable exception of the aforementioned brand.)
Re:MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
by foobarbazqux on Friday October 18, 2013 @09:38AM
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The thing about personal experience is that you can't really quantify it. His 3 anecdotes (3 SSDs over 3 years) are just as valid as your 13 anecdotes.
There are some ugly SSDs out there with firmware problems (e.g. some people have reported problems with OCZ). I have been using different SSDs for three years (Apple branded, Samsung, and Intel) and I never had any problem or bugs. In fact, since Apple uses Samsung themselves, I have also used Trim Enabler without problems.