I'm still on the fence here. I'm sure in the next few years I'll have a different slant.
For now SSDH's are still our preferred drive as we get most of the benefits of each technology.
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward & they are faster! But, there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade. Besides the value of the given system also weighs into this. A Core Duo system makes little sense unlike the newer i5/i7 based system.
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* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work without turning of drive signing (TRIM Enabler)
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* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work without turning off drive signing (TRIM Enabler)
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be around $200
* The standards mess needs to settle down.
* The standards group needs to make changing out drives as simple as SATA
What I want is a standard marking on the M.2 blade drives telling me the number of lanes and the firmware type. That way each computer company lists what there systems M.2 interface requires. Similar to how SATA defines SATA I, SATA II, & SATA III.
Next, I want a SATA to M.2 carrier. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark.
And, yes I'm spouting off a bit here and I know this is not the right group of people who can bring change here.
I'm still on the fence here. I'm sure in the next few years I'll have a different slant.
For now SSDH's are still our preferred drive as we get most of the benefits of each technology.
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward & they are faster! But, there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade. Besides the value of the given system also weighs into this. A Core Duo system makes little sense unlike the newer i5/i7 based system.
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* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work
-
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be less than $200
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* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work without turning of drive signing (TRIM Enabler)
+
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be around $200
* The standards mess needs to settle down.
* The standards group needs to make changing out drives as simple as SATA
What I want is a standard marking on the M.2 blade drives telling me the number of lanes and the firmware type. That way each computer company lists what there systems M.2 interface requires. Similar to how SATA defines SATA I, SATA II, & SATA III.
Next, I want a SATA to M.2 carrier. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark.
And, yes I'm spouting off a bit here and I know this is not the right group of people who can bring change here.
I'm still on the fence here. I'm sure in the next few years I'll have a different slant.
For now SSDH's are still our preferred drive as we get most of the benefits of each technology.
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward & they are faster! But, there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade. Besides the value of the given system also weighs into this. A Core Duo system makes little sense unlike the newer i5/i7 based system.
* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be less than $200
* The standards mess needs to settle down.
* The standards group needs to make changing out drives as simple as SATA
What I want is a standard marking on the M.2 blade drives telling me the number of lanes and the firmware type. That way each computer company lists what there systems M.2 interface requires. Similar to how SATA defines SATA I, SATA II, & SATA III.
Next, I want a SATA to M.2 carrier. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
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This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark.
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This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark.
-
And, yes I'm spouting off a bit here and i know this is not the right group of people who can bring change here.
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And, yes I'm spouting off a bit here and I know this is not the right group of people who can bring change here.
I'm still on the fence here. I'm sure in the next few years I'll have a different slant.
For now SSDH's are still our preferred drive as we get most of the benefits of each technology.
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward & they are faster! But, there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade. Besides the value of the given system also weighs into this. A Core Duo system makes little sense unlike the newer i5/i7 based system.
* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be less than $200
* The standards mess needs to settle down.
* The standards group needs to make changing out drives as simple as SATA
What I want is a standard marking on the M.2 blade drives telling me the number of lanes and the firmware type. That way each computer company lists what there systems M.2 interface requires. Similar to how SATA defines SATA I, SATA II, & SATA III.
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Next, I want a SATA to M.2 sled. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
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Next, I want a SATA to M.2 carrier. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
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This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark. Yes, I do expect newer better interfaces to come out call it M.3 or whatever.
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This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark.
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The last point here is no one can service many of the iMac systems without killing the display. So even upgrading the HD is an expensive challenge. Then there is the SSD on the back side of the logic board issue! Boy did Apple blow it. And I'm not even getting in to the laptops and tablets.But they are not alone here... Others are also making their systems harder to open to service or upgrade.
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And, yes I'm spouting off a bit here and i know this is not the right group of people who can bring change here.
I'm still on the fence here. I'm sure in the next few years I'll have a different slant.
For now SSDH's are still our preferred drive as we get most of the benefits of each technology.
-
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward. But there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade.
+
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward & they are faster! But, there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade. Besides the value of the given system also weighs into this. A Core Duo system makes little sense unlike the newer i5/i7 based system.
* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be less than $200
* The standards mess needs to settle down.
* The standards group needs to make changing out drives as simple as SATA
What I want is a standard marking on the M.2 blade drives telling me the number of lanes and the firmware type. That way each computer company lists what there systems M.2 interface requires. Similar to how SATA defines SATA I, SATA II, & SATA III.
Next, I want a SATA to M.2 sled. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark. Yes, I do expect newer better interfaces to come out call it M.3 or whatever.
The last point here is no one can service many of the iMac systems without killing the display. So even upgrading the HD is an expensive challenge. Then there is the SSD on the back side of the logic board issue! Boy did Apple blow it. And I'm not even getting in to the laptops and tablets. But they are not alone here... Others are also making their systems harder to open to service or upgrade.
I'm still on the fence here. I'm sure in the next few years I'll have a different slant.
For now SSDH's are still our preferred drive as we get most of the benefits of each technology.
Yes, SSD's are the direction moving forward. But there is still some bumps that need to be overcome before I recommend them as an upgrade.
* TRIM services within OS-X needs to work
* The price for 1 TB drive needs to be less than $200
* The standards mess needs to settle down.
* The standards group needs to make changing out drives as simple as SATA
What I want is a standard marking on the M.2 blade drives telling me the number of lanes and the firmware type. That way each computer company lists what there systems M.2 interface requires. Similar to how SATA defines SATA I, SATA II, & SATA III.
Next, I want a SATA to M.2 sled. So I can swap out HD's for SSD's. Forget all of these different SATA SSD's. Yes, I know it won't be as fast but I then have a common SSD drive format to stock and the cost of them will drop due to the mass production of a smaller set of units.
This is all common sense stuff... I really don't understand why four years in we are still so far in the dark. Yes, I do expect newer better interfaces to come out call it M.3 or whatever.
The last point here is no one can service many of the iMac systems without killing the display. So even upgrading the HD is an expensive challenge. Then there is the SSD on the back side of the logic board issue! Boy did Apple blow it. And I'm not even getting in to the laptops and tablets. But they are not alone here... Others are also making their systems harder to open to service or upgrade.
