On 23/05/13 14:26, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> On 23/05/13 14:22, Greg Smith wrote:
>> On 5/22/13 10:04 PM, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
>>> Make that quite a few capacitors (top right corner):
>>> http://regmedia.co.uk/2013/05/07/m500_4.jpg
>>
>> There are some more shots and descriptions of the internals in the
>> excellent review at
>> http://techreport.com/review/24666/crucial-m500-ssd-reviewed
>>
>> That also highlights the big problem with this drive that's kept me
>> from buying one so far:
>>
>> "Unlike rivals Intel and Samsung, Crucial doesn't provide utility
>> software with a built-in health indicator. The M500's payload of
>> SMART attributes doesn't contain any references to flash wear or
>> bytes written, either. Several of the SMART attributes are labeled
>> "Vendor-specific," but you'll need to guess what they track and read
>> the associated values using third-party software."
>>
>> That's a serious problem for most business use of this sort of drive.
>>
>
> Agreed - I was thinking the same thing!
>
>
Having said that, there does seem to be a wear leveling counter in its
SMART attributes - but, yes - I'd like to see indicators more similar
the level of detail that Intel provides.
Cheers
Mark
