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Samsung 840 Evo

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I'm going to start studying for VMware soon so I am looking for an SSD for a Dell poweredge 2970 server that I bought, it was between a M550 and Samsung 840 Evo, I think that I am going to go for the Samsung, although I read that it isn't supported by Dell, can anyone confirm that they have used it on a Dell server (preferably a poweredge) before I purchase it?

Also, could someone explain the difference between the basic and regular version as the descriptions seem to be the same but theres about 30 stg difference


Thanks

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-500...id=1401398632&sr=8-9&keywords=SAMSUNG+840+EVO

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-500...id=1401398632&sr=8-3&keywords=SAMSUNG+840+EVO
 
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Yes it will work in the tell.

I would probably go for the m550 though, as it will last longer, and has a supercap. But saying this, I have an evo in my home vmware system.

The first link, is to the ssd + accessories.

The second one, is just the drive, and nothing else.
 
OEMs generally only "support" drives they sell you at 3 times the usual price.
 
M550 and 840 EVO will work fine for your dell though but if you want to go for a better cost value then I think EVO should do.
 
patrickdk said:
Yes it will work in the tell.

I would probably go for the m550 though, as it will last longer, and has a supercap. But saying this, I have an evo in my home vmware system.

The first link, is to the ssd + accessories.

The second one, is just the drive, and nothing else.
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Thanks, do you mean the M550 will last longer as its MLC vs TLC? I'm still debating, anybody any opinions on choosing either for VM's?
 
srfc1901 said:
Thanks, do you mean the M550 will last longer as its MLC vs TLC? I'm still debating, anybody any opinions on choosing either for VM's?
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I would not worry so much if it lasts 10 years or 12 under normal use. In a decade you will most likely replace it with a non flash based SSD anyways.
 
How well do the ssds hold up when used as data stores? Does esxi 5.5 support trim yet or will there be degradation of performance over time?

Using an ssd seems like a nice alternative to having to buy a battery backed raid card to enable caching.
 
I believe it depends on how much writes you do. I mean if its > 20 GB per day each day you would want to get a solution designed to handle that. Although a lot of very small writes would reduce this number for a consumer based SSD. It helps though to use a large SSD. I mean a 512 GB SSD has 8 times the blocks to wear level than a 64GB SSD and thus can tolerate significantly more writes per day.
 
I have nothing against TLC in itself but if I had to choose between TLC and MLC for a small price difference I will always go MLC. I do write more than 20GB a day on one of my SSDs (a Samsung 830 bought when the 840 Pro was already available).
 
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