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Good m.2 ssd for write endurance (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by TBBZ8X8@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Looking to use an m.2 drive as a boot drive in an r740xd. I won't be using it for cache so write endurance isn't critical but I would still like something that will last a long time.

Seems like some form of mlc drive would fit the bill such as a 970 pro. I don't mind shelling out a bit if it means I won't have to migrate boot devices during the life of this server. 1-2TB is adequate for me.

Looking for other recommendations. I've heard optane is quite good but that seems to be overkill for my use case.

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[–] vasveritas@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If you're number one concern is data integrity, you might think TLC vs MLC VS SLC matters. After all, storing more bits in an electron gate makes it easier for them to leak out and lose data.

The thing is, prices are getting so cheap on SSDs, that the cost to buy a brand-new replacement SSD is cheaper than spending extra on enterprise SSDs. If you're already practicing backups (which you should), modern consumer Samsung SSDs will provide the most reliability/performance per dollar.