What Solid State Drives (SSD) are Audiosharks using in their digital network transports?
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I uses several Samsung 970 and 870 SSD's and M.2 1TB drives in my music server and 1 as an external portable drive and have had no issues. I also own a couple of PNY SSD's that I put in my laptops. All work great. Been using them for a few years.
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My own private nuc runs audiolinux with Roon on a datacenter SSD, the Micron 7450
Crucial and Samsung are both reliable brands, but for own use I prefer this datacenter SSD instead of consumer market SSD's. :happy:
Crucial and Samsung are both reliable brands, but for own use I prefer this datacenter SSD instead of consumer market SSD's. :happy:
PM893 3.84 TB really has come down in price at Amazon as apparently have some other Samsung drives. In late March of 2021, I paid $430.66 for 3.84 TB EVO 860. My drive data recently became corrupted, most probably due to an electrical outage and subsequent surge event. I was able to reload my music from a backup, but harbored concerns if the drive life itself could have been compromised. I ordered a 3.84 TB PM893 at the end of of November for $348. It is now shown for $198 by a different seller. However, the reviews on this seller are not good for last 12 months and the other seller for new (one I had used with my order and with good reviews) is significantly higher--higher than I paid a month ago from them. I personally have reservations on whether the significantly lower priced seller is correctly representing/listing this sale.
Regarding sound quality of the PM893 vs the EVO860, I cannot truly give a reliable opinion at this time. I have kept the EVO 860 loaded with music as another backup. My system sounds quite good currently. Certainly, I could shut down and disconnect power off my Antipodes K50 to swap drives again as some form of test, but there would be some time delays in doing so and starting up with new drive. There are also views that shutting down the unit completely with power disconnect like this would require up to several days for the unit to stabilize again for ideal sound, defeating, in my opinion, an accurate sound quality comparison. As noted, I am pleased with my system sound quality with the PM893 installed.
Regarding sound quality of the PM893 vs the EVO860, I cannot truly give a reliable opinion at this time. I have kept the EVO 860 loaded with music as another backup. My system sounds quite good currently. Certainly, I could shut down and disconnect power off my Antipodes K50 to swap drives again as some form of test, but there would be some time delays in doing so and starting up with new drive. There are also views that shutting down the unit completely with power disconnect like this would require up to several days for the unit to stabilize again for ideal sound, defeating, in my opinion, an accurate sound quality comparison. As noted, I am pleased with my system sound quality with the PM893 installed.
You can buy the SSD cloner device and clone your SSD.
Once SSD is cloned nad your server opened, it literally takes 5 sec to change the cables to switch between the drive A and B (plus the time to power up and shut down the system, so probably another 20-30s or so).
Once SSD is cloned nad your server opened, it literally takes 5 sec to change the cables to switch between the drive A and B (plus the time to power up and shut down the system, so probably another 20-30s or so).