I love it the way you talk in your videos. Slow and clear so that all the information you are saying isn't missed at all, but you don't talk too slow that we fall asleep lol.

One of the best video presentation I have seen on SSDs. Solid topic depth, crisp simple explanation, utility driven content and zero marketing tone. Hoping to see more from you Chris.

Always love hearing this guy explain stuff :D

This is awesome, I want to study Computer Science at university and with videos like these, Christopher, you make me want to study it even more!

@TheDarkraicm

6 жыл бұрын

Eh?

These videos have helped me a ton in all of my technology projects. Thank you so much for making these great educational videos and making them easy to understand !

My friends your videos are precise, you and distrotube are my favourite youtubers. I would pay any amount to keep watching

I like how the intro hasn't changed since the beginning of this channel :) Great videos, all of them, by the way!

Im here from the previous ssd video at 2010, excellent too! And now im going to the SSD life expectancy video. :)

I love your videos. They explains everything clearly.

Another informative video tutorial. Now I know about SSD's and how they work. Satisfied my curiosity.

"By the end of this decade we should also expect SSDs to have developed further still and to replace hard disks as our primary storage media" He was right.

thank you Bill gates brother

This guy makes such great videos. I quite often click on them to just watch the intro with the tacky music and graphics. Oh....and his hair...oh his hair. It's all fantastic. Quite seriously though....very informative video. Thanks, Christopher!!

Regarding the limited read/write cycles that can be done on SSDs, that will hardly ever be a problem in newer SSDs. The Samsung 840 EVO (primary TLC storage with an SLC "turbo" buffer) shown in this video should last around 50-70 years. Thanks for the video - it was very interesting :)

I use 128GB SSD as an primary drive and 1TB HDD as a secondary drive. I store OS and Program Files in my SSD. Other goes to the HDD. I think this is a good choice.

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

I agree! :)

@Natasha-mj4uz

5 жыл бұрын

how long did it worked for you ?

@Akyomi777

4 жыл бұрын

this should be perfect because you want OS to load as fast as possible you dont basicly need much thing to load fast because if you do then you will run out of space quickly so yeah there are some pros and cons of HDD and SSDs sadly

@daverice5649

4 жыл бұрын

I like hdd prices

Holy shit it's John Lennon!!!

@wmw0702

10 жыл бұрын

***** He's not young, LOL

@alikilinc6780

9 жыл бұрын

***** I don't think he's as smart as Bill Gates either.

@jonahlong8282

9 жыл бұрын

Ali Kilinc wmw0702 He meant younger. Also he may or may not be smarter, but if you only think that then your deductive skills aren't that great either.

Great Video~! :D

Got an SSD for christmas this year and god is it awesome.

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, SSDs are a great upgrade.

This video is the greatest thing ever

6:18 Whelp, there goes the entire special effects budget for this year.

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

Do not worry, there is more SFX budget left! :)

I really find your videos informative. I switched to a 750gb Toshiba 84o EVO 11 months ago. I think though, I'll use a hybrid on my next system using the best of both technologies. I find media programs do not perform much differently in either and a large performance difference when doing complex computations. Thank You. I purchased this SSD because the price was extremely cheap compared to the size and specs of the drive. I use my system for many things including virtual drives, beta testing Linux and Windows os'es , coding, and 2 and 3D graphics so if I get 3 years out of this drive I'll be quite happy. Thank You for the new video.

what about installing games on ssd? which required lot of data writing. is ssd should be kept to install only OS and have rotating drive to keep data? in this case better to go with a 32gig ssd and a 1 or 2T standard hdd. no?

Another great vidoe. Well done.

My corsair force 3 120GB drive is about 4 years old now and have been well used and it still works fine, it have not even started to use the over provision yet, which just in case people don't know is extra capacity that the drive uses when cells start failing. I now got myself a 250GB Corsair Neutron as i wanted a bit more space and now the old drive is being used as a scratch drive for video editing. What I did not know and found out from your video is that the bios need to be in ACHI mode to allow trim to work. I changed a 60GB SSD for a 240GB SSD, in fact the same make as I have got in a mates computer a few days back and noticed his bios was set to IDE mode, I am glad I changed it now, I did have to change some bits in windows registry to stop the computer giving us a BSoD. i am just surprised that the company who built the PC did not change it to AHCI in the first place.

I love my current SSD and is see them as the ideal option for all my future PC build until something better comes around

Thank you for the update! By the way Happy new year!!!! Long time no see my friend.

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

A Happy New Year to you too -- and everybody! My next video for this channel is already in production. :)

brilliant, very interesting and well explained thank you

The SanDisk Extreme Pro offers the top performance among standard solid-state drives (SSDs) on the market. And if that's not enticing enough, it's also the first that includes a 10-year warranty.

Very informative video explanation. Thank you for making it.

Can I use it in a workstation HP z1 and which one you recommend.? thank you

Thanks for explaining keep up the good job

as always brilliant!

Is Samsung 850 EVO 120-250GB MLC or TLC? My goal is for my OS to boot and open like Google Chrome or Steam or something in less than a minute, but the cost should be at around $88 and $110. I noticed 120GB and 250GB costs is kinda a bit close to each other.

Limited number of data write cycles and performance degradation with current gen SSDs simply isn't an issue in normal OS partition use. Even if you do heavy rewrites daily it's still not going to do much to your SSD and what little it may do to performance, it's still going to beat mechanical drive for years.

I did notice you mentioned "lifespan", what does that mean? is there a fixed amount of data that I can write to it (overwriting when space is unavailable)? and some hypothetical infinitely long usage is therefore impossible :(

Great video. I know very little about SSD's in general and was unaware of the difference between 1-bit\2-bit\3-bit. For a PC about to be built I probably would've just got a 840 EVO without really considering it but want to get a 2-bit drive if possible. Not necessarily for performance (don't care, I'm not benchmarking 24/7, I just want a PC that runs well and plays games well) but better longevity and reliability, which is the main idea I'm trying to build this PC around.

Can you do a video on upgrading laptop with ssd/m.2 to ssd case + dvd drive to 2nd storage? I'm not confident and ssd are expensive here. I saw a bulk seller selling 512gb m.2 sata for the price of 256gb 2.5inch sata ssd. I'm thinking if it would work.

This was brilliant.

0:40 Is that a headphone jack on the left Samsung SSD drive?

YOU ROCK CHRISTOPHER. KK

Thanks Chris for the update, answers several questions I was wondering about. So it seems that standard hard drives are on the way out within 5 years (probably) with the advancement of SSD and cloud storage.

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would agree with that. In five years (or not much more) even large drives for video editing and other really mass storage (including those in the cloud data centres!) are likely to be SSDs -- maybe 4- or 5-bit MLC! :)

Thanks a lot !

Also, I have the same SSD and it has been great so far.

I do enjoy the diction of your videos as well; it's nice to hear English spoken well ( I don't care much if it's UK,Ireland,Nigeria, NYC or Seattle as long as the words and diction are good. I like to understand what I'm listening to.

@jamespodhajski9201

9 жыл бұрын

Kudos!

is it possible to do it with a seagate drive

What are wear leveling counts? & POR Recovery counts & how many are normal? I have a 840 Samsung 120GB Thankyou.

How does encrypting an SSD affect lifespan? What will happen if the SSD wears out will it completely crash or will it just keep getting slower?

Thanks!

Also what is your opinion on hybrid sshdd's.

How do servers store data? Do they use HDDs or SSDs?

thanks for the explanining

Hello Chris! May I ask where you are from? I study English and try to get accostomed to different accents. As a guy who knows a thing or two about computers, I can definitely say that you do super quality work! Thank you, Chris!

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

I am from the United Kingdom. For the last 24 years I have lived in Nottingham, though I was born in London, then grew up in Manchester followed by Worcester -- so my accent in a kind of British jumble :)

@borkasiamese4617

10 жыл бұрын

ExplainingComputers Thanks a lot for such an accurate and quick reply! :) Good luck!

Can you quantify how much longer a 2 bit mlc will last vs a 3bit mlc? Is there a specification on the spec sheet of the drive ie a samsung 850 evo or pro that indicates how many times a given cell can be written to? Does windows or the drive maker have a utility to warn the user of a imminent ssd failure when the drive nears the end of its life span due to the wear and tear of writing bits to the cells?

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

+evadesc Such figures are hard to establish, and will depend on manufacturer, technology generation (SSD endurance is increasing all the time), and usage scenario. But it is perhaps worth noting that a Samsung 850 Pro has a limited 10 year guarantee and can (in theory) write and read 40 GB a day for 10 years. The Evo drives offer a 5 year limited guarantee, and I cannot find endurance info. I am not aware of any Windows software that will flag performance failure.

It's 2020 now! I need a new update!!! :-))

@ExplainingComputers

4 жыл бұрын

Good point! Noted.

@taunteratwill1787

4 жыл бұрын

@@ExplainingComputers Thank you sooooo much!

what is read/writes, is it like installing, updating, moving or deleting files?

@brickskull6972

8 жыл бұрын

+Dayz 3O6 ////// Write = put data on media.. Read = read data on media

Hey chris , when upgrading a primary work and programming pc , what solid state do you recomend . Also i plan to do a lot of video editing , so i would need a drive that can handle power computing . Also do you think it is worth upgrading my quad core i3 processor

@ExplainingComputers

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Blake I would personally choose a Samsung 840 Pro; I have a 830 Pro in my main PC (and others!), but only because the 840 was not out when it they were fitted. I would upgrade a processor if you need the power, but not otherwise. So it depends what you are editing media-wise, and in what package.

@markblake4584

9 жыл бұрын

thanks

@TommyFenstermacher5150

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Blake That i3 is not a quad core, but a dual core with Hyperthreading for quad core-like performance. As for your SSD upgrade, if you haven't already done it, go with an 850 Pro (or an 840 Pro per Christopher's suggestion if you want to save a little bit of cash). Either way, you won't be disappointed.

please help me what should I buy Gigabyte GT 730 ZGB DDR5 Graphics Card or ASUS GT730-FML-ZGB DDR-5 Graphics card?Which one is better?

I am studying computer hardware and software concepts for my computer usage & applications class. Can you explain to me if this SSD information applies to mac computers as well?

@TheDragonballboy

8 жыл бұрын

Quite late but yes macs are capable of ssds Sata ones. And Rmbp and mba I think have pcie flash storage or m.2

For your next video could you please tell us how binary works with computers?

@ExplainingComputers

9 жыл бұрын

Lt Lobster Now that is a good ide a for an explaining computers video! It won't be my next, but I have made a note. :)

Can deleted information be forensically recovered on a SSD ?

Great vide

thank you

can you explain the different types of SSD interfaces like M.2, M-SATA, PCI-E.

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

+garylparas Great idea for a video -- noted with thanks. :)

I love how he talks.

For someone building their own gaming pc(for example me) is an SSD a better option as it works faster than a hard disk?

@ExplainingComputers

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you can afford to fit an SSD, it will make your system more responsive, with the OS and games loading faster. An SSD really transforms the performance of most PCs.

@DebarunDas

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@oskarnietz6350

7 жыл бұрын

I think according to the theory it will only improve the loading times of games, but it won´t improve the gaming experience itself. So to save money in not buying a 1tb SSD, you should get an SSD for windows and add and HDD for the games. I can tell even Doom 2016 loads fast in a mechanical drive, and an SSD would be too much money, but if you can afford it, go ahead :)

When you make a legacy review next time, please consider the Pavillion fax printer

I use my laptop for many things. From watching movies, surfing the web, and I run my design software on it for my sign business as well as for other things. I rely on it quite a bit. It has a 500gb HDD in it now, to which I am only using about 20% of. What are the advantages to choosing to exchange the HDD to an SSD or should I stay with what I have and move to using an SSD external drive for storing normal family things such as pictures of my children or clipart?

@ExplainingComputers

7 жыл бұрын

Exchanging the HDD for an SSD would speed things up -- esp. making the OS and programs load faster. It would also reduce the chances of a HDD crash due to a movement/thumb of the laptop. And it would extend battery life. This said, using an external SSD to store files would give you a back-up copy (although if you fitted an SSD you could keep the removed HDD for this purpose).

@alienaudioworx1387

7 жыл бұрын

ExplainingComputers Thank You.

Is the 850 evo 3bit? And the 850 pro 2bit? Does samsung make a 1bit ssd? And I'm assuming windows 10 automatically detects it's on a ssd and turns off defrag and any other inappropriate operations?

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

+evadesc Essentially, yes, by paying for the Pro you move from 3-bit to 2-bit. I am not aware of a consumer 10bit drive. Windows 8.1 and up will indeed automatically configure for an SSD as you note. The Samung Magician software also goes further, and lets you optimize for (eg) speed or lifespan.

*can you make a 2018 version of this?*

@ExplainingComputers

6 жыл бұрын

I may well do so! :)

Brilliant

Next generation will look at HDDs as relics

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

+XtrAMassivE Yes, very true.

@farhanatashiga3721

8 жыл бұрын

+ExplainingComputers i know this is unrelated but can you do a video about hybrid drive or sshd

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

Farhan Nazar Interesting idea, noted.

I notice your green screen and lighting have improved since the last video too!

@ExplainingComputers

9 жыл бұрын

Locustears Very much so! :) I'm now shooting HD Prores to an Atomos Ninja, which allows really nice chroma key work. My first SSD video was shot SD using DV. Oh how things change.

7 years later and we have now NVME interface

I love you!!

thanks..

I run 2x 120gb ssds in raid 0 and have a 2tb hard drive. The ssds are kinda cheap but they work pretty well in raid.

fairly interesting. You have another subscriber.

Is there still a security issue? I heard that information recorded on an ssd is permanantly available to spyware unless os level encryption is begun early.

@Machariel00

10 жыл бұрын

I don't know but with some of the new NSA reveals, it's possible to do similar stuff to mechanical driver's firmware... so uhh.. doesn't matter either way. :P

@activedreamer

10 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that. I guess I would like less spyware to function, I would think there are a range of people whose access I would reduce.

Is there no SLC SSDs available?

@ExplainingComputers

7 жыл бұрын

Not as consumer/prosumer SATA drives anymore.

It’s the ssd ship 🚢 cruising into town!

If SLC is single-layer amd TLC is triple-layer, does that mean double-layer is only available online?

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

Double-level cell is often called MLC (multi-level cell -- a term that came in before TLC, when in effect two levels of multiple became available. Double-level cell is standard on all "pro" SSDs -- such as the Samsung Pro drives, while their standard drives are now TLC.

@U014B

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I was trying to make a joke about Double-Layer Cell being DLC, which also stands for DownLoadable Content.

intel also has 5 year warranty on mlc drives.

so can i buy any ssd and get any sata to usb abdapter and use it aas a external portable drive?

@ExplainingComputers

8 жыл бұрын

You can indeed. :)

@freedomforger

8 жыл бұрын

thats awesome!

Hey Chris , i am a regular viewer of your channel, and it is very helpful. Could you do a video on how to place SSHD'S in laptops , to be more specific, Seagate expansion drive

@ExplainingComputers

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Blake Hi Mark, it is always good to hear from a regular viewer! :) Does this video help? kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4p4trCpeZvMj8o.html

@markblake4584

9 жыл бұрын

Yes thanks

@markblake4584

9 жыл бұрын

You mentioned hybrids or SSHD's . I am trying to encrypt it and create a hidden volume which encryption algorithim do you recommend

@markblake4584

9 жыл бұрын

You are very helpful

@ExplainingComputers

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Blake I would personally use VeraCrypt. :)

what's the difference bethen format a drive and defragment a drive,will i lose lifespan if i reinstall windows after reformating the drive?

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

Defragmenting a drive re-arranges the data into contiguous blocks (in other words, it ensures that all of the sections of each file are in one place, and all the free space is on one place). This speeds things up on a physically spinning hard disk (as the drive head does not have to seek around so much), but will damage an SSD due to the large number of write involved as data is shuffled around. Formatting erases everything on a drive, and **could** involve writing every cell on an SSD, which would reduce its life a little (though probably far less than doing a defrag, which could write some cells several times). However, you could reformat a drive by doing a quick format (tick the "Quick Format" box in the Windows format requester -- which is usually on by default). This will, if you like, tell the drive that it is been erased, but will not write over the actual data (it will just inform the drive that the data is not there and can be written over when the space is needed). So a quick format will not reduce the life of your SSD. This said, if you really want everything on a drive wiped (say you were selling your computer, and wanted to ensure that the new owner could not recover your data), then a full (non-quick) format would be a safer bet.

@narcis4none

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for you're support,as always thanks for sharing this computer tech videos to the youtube community.

harry potter... ? im just kidding its a compliment i love that movie series. BTW great video

@WorkinProgress69568

8 жыл бұрын

Are you interested in coding?

@freedomforger

8 жыл бұрын

what an odd question ^

How long does an ssd last?

@Machariel00

10 жыл бұрын

Current gen SSDs can last you theoreticaly 10 to 20 years or even longer. Obviously failure rates aren't perfect on every single unit but as Christopher mentioned in the video, your best bet is to go with Samsung's SSD that comes with 5 year warranty. That should say a lot as what Samsung expects their SSDs to last.

Please do a bitcoin/litecoin explanation and perhaps do a mini rig tutorial?

@ExplainingComputers

10 жыл бұрын

I have added a bitcoin video to my production slate! :)

hey thank you for giving me the info about ssds and please anyone else who is lookin gat his posture please dont it is not right to see the way he looks.

John Lennon's back from the dead!

HI ! IF I SWITCH SSD TO MY 2 YEARS LAPTOP, WILL IT BE FASTER WITHOUT UPGRADE RAM CPU OR GPU? THANKS

@ExplainingComputers

7 жыл бұрын

It will certainly load the OS, programs and data faster. Most computers fitted with an SSD hence feel more responsive. I've never met anybody who was unhappy with an SSD upgrade!

@Echosoldier2000

7 жыл бұрын

P

@anakwatan617

7 жыл бұрын

TQSVM

what do you think the next gen of storage will be? human brain?

My old HDD failed not so long ago...and I replaced it with a more expensive but newer and better SSD... It's a very good investment indeed :)

👍👍

Your hair is sick bruh I love it m80

I really need to upgrade my laptop coz it's slow asf. But i can't afford to buy ssd. Please help. It's very very much appreciated

Can Windows 7 and up be set to never defragment on its own?

@Machariel00

10 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@electrocat9

10 жыл бұрын

Not a bad thing this auto de-fragment but i restore it from time to time.

It's been another 4 years. What you got for us?

@ExplainingComputers

5 жыл бұрын

There have been over 150 videos since this one! :)

not anymore I found a 1TB SSD for $75! and while a hard disk of the same capacity would cost about $115

👍

@ExplainingComputers

Жыл бұрын

:)