Seagate BarraCuda Q5 M.2 2tb NVMe 1.3 any good?

[N2 Gaming]

Newegg is having a flash sale limit 2 per customer. $119 for 2TB drive.

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Are these reliable and have good life/performance?

 

[kapone32]

You could spend $5 and get one of these instead. It 4.0 as well

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[Tom.699]

Personally I see QLC as no go. I would not use QLC if I got one for free, feel like it is to much stretch in putting more data in same silicon. But, if you ok with QLC it seems like a good deal.

 

[N2 Gaming]

Personally I see QLC as no go. I would not use QLC if I got one for free, feel like it is to much stretch in putting more data in same silicon. But, if you ok with QLC it seems like a good deal.

no idea what QLC is :/ I guess TLC is better at $109 https://shop.kingston.com/products/nv2-nvme-pcie-ssd?variant=43152961601728

 

[Ahhzz]

no idea what QLC is :/ I guess TLC is better at $109 https://shop.kingston.com/products/nv2-nvme-pcie-ssd?variant=43152961601728

So, QLC means "Quad Level" and TLC is "Tri Level". The QLC drives tend to be larger capacity, but because there's less room for error, there tends to be more errors, which leads to more "writes", which leads to shorter drive life.

 

[kapone32]

So, QLC means "Quad Level" and TLC is "Tri Level". The QLC drives tend to be larger capacity, but because there's less room for error, there tends to be more errors, which leads to more "writes", which leads to shorter drive life.

That is the narrative. There is not enough data on any SSD to statistically support that. I have SSDs like the OCZ Revodrive3 that are still fine but I also have the 660P which blows that away and is still working with 100% life left in HWinfo64 even though the Revodrive is SLC and 660P QLC. For me the truth is that QLC allows for larger drives at reduced production costs but that has not translated the same way HDD did. Even a 4 TB QLC drive will be North of $500 but 1 TB will be $89. To be honest the most important thing in buying NAND flash is the quality and strength of the Brand and subsequently warranty.