![]() ![]() The 2-bit MLC in the Pro series has more longevity, and some extra performance chops, but Samsung has done some smart work with the EVOs to ensure they're still the quickest SSDs you can pick up today in general usage. The 3-bit MLC (previously referred to as triple-level cell or TLC) enables higher capacity drives without breaking the bank. This 1TB drive has hit the 51p/GB mark, and the fact that not so long ago we were excited about that getting under the £1(50c)/GB point shows what rapid progress the SSD market is making.Īs well as the scale of Samsung as a manufacturing machine, it's that 3-bit MLC memory which is helping drive down the cost of this EVO range. ![]() ![]() That gives it the ability to price its drives incredibly aggressively something it's now doing with the EVO range, possibly in response to the price per GB metrics the Crucial M500 has been throwing around recently. ![]() From the 19nm 3-bit MLC NAND memory chips to the Samsung MEX memory controller, the 840 EVO is shot through with Samsung like Brighton through a stick of sickly seaside rock. Crucial may be able to boast a huge NAND Flash heritage, but it has to buy in its memory controllers OCZ picked up Indilinx so it could create its own Barefoot 3 controller, but has no Flash production facilities. That means pretty much every single component in the 840 EVO is manufactured by Samsung itself. Unlike every other SSD manufacturer out there, Samsung is going it alone. ![]()
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