Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:25:22 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Willem Jan Withagen <wjw@digiware.nl> Cc: fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What types of SSDs to use..... Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1402200820580.69044@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <53060C89.8040500@digiware.nl> References: <5305F8B0.1060308@digiware.nl> <783388CA2911497B98479F1187F49915@multiplay.co.uk> <53060C89.8040500@digiware.nl>
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On Thu, 20 Feb 2014, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > On 20-2-2014 14:06, Steven Hartland wrote: >> The "disconnect" issue is generally related to Sandforce based devices. >> >> Its a lot better on later devices / firmware and does depend on the >> controller / MB they are connected to. > > Any easy way to detect these? Or is it just a matter of reading the > specsheets? Hoping that the controller chipset is mentioned. > >> We have ~ 1000 SSD's in production most being consumer grade Sandforce >> based and disks, from various manufactures, drops are still fairly rare >> now; I'd estimate ~ 1 or 2 per month. >> >> Samsung 840 Pro's seem pretty good too for consumer devices. > > I got these offered a few times, they are quite competatively priced. The Plextor M5P models have a Marvell controller and are competitive with the Samsung 840 Pro. The Toshiba SSDs also have Marvell controllers and are worth a look. However, I have not used either for ZFS.
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