By Fre$hBreath
Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:28 am
EnochLight wrote:Fre$hBreath wrote:What do you mean by hot swapping? I’m gonna drop it in the Dock and just leave it there. What’s the difference between the 3?
Hot swapping is when you pull a removable drive out (presumably to "swap" it with another drive) without powering down your computer. If you're going to leave yours plugged in all of the time, then no worries.
As for QVO, EVO, and PRO, this article for the 1 TB drive applies to the 4 TB as well:
https://thepcenthusiast.com/samsung-860 ... sd-review/
Basically, speed and the endurance rating or Total Bytes Written (TBW) is what separates the PRO series from the EVO and QVO.
The 4 TB QVO sells for $450 on Amazon (Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 550MB/s and 520MB/s, respectively), and has a 3-year limited warranty. MTBF isn't published (which means it's likely lower than the EVO and PRO).
The 4 TB EVO sells for $600 on Amazon (Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 550MB/s and 520MB/s, respectively), and has a 5 year warranty. MTBF is 1.5 million hours.
The 4 TB PRO sells for $930 on Amazon (Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 560MB/s and 530MB/s, respectively), and has a 5 year warranty. MTBF is 1.5 million hours.
They're all built on V-NAND tech.
Ahh I see it now. Good info to know. I got the QVO. As far as I’m concerned it’s faster than a HHD and easier to recover if something goes wrong.
Much thanks to everyone who replied and for helping me make my decision.
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