are nvme or m.2 ssds better than ssd hard drives and as safe as plain hdd?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
A

alpha_2000

Honorable
Jul 17, 2016
184
1
10,685
and when i mean better i mean safer i avoided upgrading to a ssd because i heard that heat can cause data to be erased and all sorts of problems to i decided to just stay with a plain hdd

but i have been looking at m.2 and nvme ssds and im wondering if they are safer than the ssd hard drives as in the data being safe as well as the drives them selves as safe as plain hdd
 
Solution
L
All I can tell you is the military will use SSDs in place of hard drives in some cases because they can handle extremes better. If you are adding a SSD to your computer you don't need to go with a NVMe SSDs are more for enterprise than consumer versions thou you may find a NVMe in some consumer versions. The enterprise SSDs are made for a different environment than normal consumer SSDs. If you are not building a server I wouldn't use one on my system. Think of Enterprise and a Heavy duty plow horse and the consumer models more like a race horse. Enterprise is made for heavier loads running 24/7 not for speed and are tuned for endurance not performance. The consumer is made for normal consumer use and more tuned for performance...
Sort by date Sort by votes
L

littleleo

Splendid
May 8, 2009
4,097
17
23,465
All I can tell you is the military will use SSDs in place of hard drives in some cases because they can handle extremes better. If you are adding a SSD to your computer you don't need to go with a NVMe SSDs are more for enterprise than consumer versions thou you may find a NVMe in some consumer versions. The enterprise SSDs are made for a different environment than normal consumer SSDs. If you are not building a server I wouldn't use one on my system. Think of Enterprise and a Heavy duty plow horse and the consumer models more like a race horse. Enterprise is made for heavier loads running 24/7 not for speed and are tuned for endurance not performance. The consumer is made for normal consumer use and more tuned for performance.

Do you have a M.2 port on your motherboard? If so does your motherboard support multi lane PCI-E for your M.2 socket? You can add a standard SSD Sata3 2.5" model to your system if you don't have a M.2 connection. What motherboard are you using?
 
Upvote 1 Downvote
Solution
atomicWAR

atomicWAR

Glorious
Ambassador
Sep 4, 2007
6,590
795
44,490


SSDs actually handle extremes far better then HDDs. there are some issues yes but generally speaking the performance gains, decreased latancy make it well worth it. I would go with either an m.2 drive like the samsung 950 pro or even a SATA based samsung 850 evo (for example) and not worry about data loss. It can happen on any drive so don't stress it to hard.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
K

kedwa30

Distinguished
Jul 28, 2011
61
0
18,660
Not every SSD is of the same durability. The Enterprise grade SSD is more expensive for a reason; it's because they are built to the higher standards demanded by the Enterprise level consumer. YMMV.
I'm not saying there isn't some unreliable junk being marketed as Enterprise grade by shady businesses that pop up then disappear (fly by night), so you have to do your due diligence to research the reputation of the seller as well.
The problem with counterfeit SD's is well known, but it doesn't end there. There are cheap knock-off SSD's as well.
These are what give a bad reputation to SSD's in general, but that's not a fair evaluation. The reality is that cheap SSD's are unreliable, not all SSD's.

The media used in NVMe's is exactly the same as what's found in SSD's. The difference is the interface. The NVMe's are faster because they are not limited by the SATA design. There is nothing about NVMe's that would make them more reliable versus the same electronics in an SSD package.
If you are concerned that heat might result in data loss, then make sure your system has a good cooling system.
Otherwise, the best way to avert data loss is with regular backups. Use LVM so that you can backup your system without taking it offline.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom