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Recent content by Vistance

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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    Remind me why I hate coming on forums some more. God forbid you actually provide details to give an informed suggestion in a post when you have a reason for believing what you do. My post should've literally been: "Halp, don't know if SSDs are reliable enough. Trust platter drives more. Should...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    That's it. I've had it. I am sick and tired of my computer running worse than old computers I used to have (I distinctly recall a 600 MHz Pentium II machine I had long long ago that ran Windows 98 being faster than this is at booting up). My bootup times suck, it takes me 3-5 minutes from power...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    I'm curious because this has still not been answered - when you update firmware of an SSD are all the drive contents wiped or are they left intact? Point well considered on the M4 - being from 2011 it did seem very old but the performance still looked ok. At least in this case the new Samsung...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    I'm seeing an awfully lot of failed M4's. I'm just looking through reviews by owners of them on websites and I'm seeing mostly good but an unignorable amount of people who had them fail from 2 weeks in all the way up to just 6 months. One guy in fact said he bought 4 different SSDs from 4...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    So I've been taking your suggestions to mind, I'm fine with the SSD thing now - I'm just trying to find a good price for the size/performance you get ratio. I was trying to find an 830 somewhere as that stress thread showing the 6.5 petabyte failure was very impressive, not to mention the 830 is...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    I don't think it's worrying too much, I have grown up my entire life with mechanical drives. I know their quirks and as could be expected I'm reluctant to leave my comfort zone without some confidence in the new technology. I was still running a CRT in 2006 (A 19" Viewsonic Graphic design...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    I had glanced over the review of the 840 Pro and read the in-depth review of the 840 so I presumed that the Pro used TLC as well. I really wanted to buy a Samsung since it has been praised for the software suite included. I was comfortable at $100, does the 840 Pro ever go on sale at places like...
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    Concerned about using an SSD over a mechanical HDD

    My current computer is still running on all mechanical platter drives - a 500 GB WD Black label, a 1 TB WD Black label and an older 320 GB WD Blue label. The problem is the Blue is starting to click and while still accessible, it's getting very slow. My boot drive is the 500 GB Black, the Blue...
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    Upgrade from a Samsung 244T (S-PVA)

    I have a window behind me, offset about 2-3 feet to the left of my monitor. I'll need some very thick curtains to dim it during the day. I get a bit of glare sometimes early in the morning with this matte finished screen, but I'm normally not awake then. I have a direct light over me and I'm...
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    Upgrade from a Samsung 244T (S-PVA)

    Wow I didn't see this before but the Dell S2440L looks very impressive, and only $200. 24" screen size, 1080p resolution (I have mixed opinions on 1200 vs 1080, but I could go for it), MVA panel. I was reading the review at TFT Central for the S2740L and noticed the S2440L had outstanding...
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    Upgrade from a Samsung 244T (S-PVA)

    Well for example, this website has a black background. It looks great on this monitor, and I've never really felt like it was "not really black". I'm using a GTX 460 1 GB at the moment, I could run higher resolution but would probably have to back some graphics settings down a tad in some more...
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    Upgrade from a Samsung 244T (S-PVA)

    I have recently been having problems with my Samsung 244T not wanting to power on (The light flickers but will not respond to being pressed, nor does flipping the power switch or pulling the plug seem to consistently work). I bought this monitor used for $300 probably 5-6 years ago, and with the...
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