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HMB is only supported with NVMe SSDs, not SATA SSDs. So WD SATA SSDs were not affected by the HMB bug.

This WD Green SATA SSD is a DRAM'less SATA SSD and a fairly old model. Unlike NVMe SSDs, SATA cannot use HMB to compensate the lack of…

Wow... 8 failures? Were they all purchased from the same time or from the same batch? And did you update the firmware with Samsung's…

Speaking from my experience with a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 enclosure, from my CrystalDiskMark tests, an NVMe inside an enclosure is considerably…

Are you sure you aren't referring to the issues with the 990 **PRO**? I'm not aware of any issues with the 990 **EVO Plus**, which is a…

Thanks for the update. I hope you didn't lose any important data. Do you have any final statistics of the drive (day #, power on count,…

Thanks for the detailed write up again. Personally, I don't mind paying a few more dollars to buy globes that last for a decade, even…

Oh wow. You're the author of that site. I remember reading this exact review before buying two from Bunnings to try out myself. Thank you…

Thanks for your data points. Just curious, how extensively have you used them? Looking at the newest comments on the Reddit thread, there…

Insert something in the second USB C port to make it look always occupied? Interesting idea. But the first port will never be able to…

The comment you linked to says this Belkin 108W charger does support dynamic power renegotiation, and therefore **doesn't** disconnect when…

The 14600KF is basically a 200 MHz (or less than 4%) clock speed bump over the 13600KF. There is no architectural improvement or core count…

The closest priced 13th and 14th gen I can find are the i5-13400 and i5-14400, which are basically downclocked versions of the i5-12600K…

Interesting (and worrying). There has been a number of similar [new reports of failures in Reddit…

The Vi7000G is apparently a component lottery according to [here](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16701673/redir). [Here is a…

Does anyone know the particular panel used in this monitor? Is it a panel lottery like the [HP OMEN…

> Nevertheless, I always wondered why the DRAM versions of Crucial ssds are faster, especially when you take a few seconds to think about…

Thanks. Prime not required for the $20 coupon or free shipping. The item's price before coupon already meets the $59 minimum spend for free…

The current WD Green NVMe SSD offering is the…

You're right - those are peak speeds. TechPowerUp doesn't have a review of the SN5000, but they have tests of the [older…

The SN5000 is quite a bit better than the M450. Both are DRAMless TLC SSDs. | | WD SN5000 1TB | MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB…

Agree with everything you've said - DRAMless SSDs have improved so much that they can compete closely with DRAM SSDs. I just wonder whether…

Just to clarify: the 500GB, 1TB (this), and 2TB models of SN5000 are TLC. Only the 4TB model of the SN5000 is QLC.

While the SN5000 is a mid-range SSD, it is much newer than the 970 EVO Plus. The 970 EVO Plus was high-end for its time, but its…

> and a drop in random read/write performance. Sorry, I read the data sheets wrong, but the SN5000 has a bump (not drop) in random…

For those who missed the [earlier 1TB deal](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/909504). The [WD SN5000 1TB for $6…

For those who missed the 1TB deal. They've listed the [WD SN5000 1TB for $6…

Thank you for your detailed comments and sharing your numbers. --- I agree with what you said. I just want to emphasise that the AC…

True. Intel left too little safety margin to get very high single-core clock speeds. It needed a lot of voltage to get the last couple…