Samsung 840 pro vs evo

[smodtactical]

I searched many threads for about the 840 pro vs evo and wanted to know if you thought that for $30 more for the pro its worth going pro vs saving that and going with evo. This is for 250ish gb drives.

I understand the differences in terms of MLC vs TLC.

But one specific question I had was, this ram caching technology that EVO has, is that also present in the pro model? If not, can I safely use the pro without a UPS? And be safe from possible data corruption? I understand ram caching can lead to corruption in the case of power loss.

I plan to use this drive as a OS and apps drive on a primarily gaming home system.

Thanks!

 

[drescherjm]

this ram caching technology that EVO has, is that also present in the pro model?

No. The Pro does not currently have the caching software. However you can do the same with PrimoCache.

http://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/primo-cache/download.html

If not, can I safely use the pro without a UPS?

If you turn on the delayed writes from caching software on the EVO (or use PrimoCache with the Pro) you should do that with a UPS if you care about the data you are writing.

I use PrimoCache on several machines on my software development drive. The thing about that is it really would not cause a disaster if everything was lost since I check my code into svn several times a day. Sure it would be a pain to have to rebuild 7 million lines of code but its pretty much automated.

 

[smodtactical]

So if I don't cache anything with my SSD on my ram, then is using SSD without a UPS as safe as a HDD without a UPS?

 

[Brahmzy]

It's our weekly Pro vs Evo thread! Right on time!

 

[drescherjm]

So if I don't cache anything with my SSD on my ram, then is using SSD without a UPS as safe as a HDD without a UPS?

A current generation SSD (especially one from Samsung) is more safe than a hard drive. However just like every other storage device you should backup if you care about your data.