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Lexar doubles up the NM790 series SSDs max capacity to 8TB — new drives spotted at retail for approx $1,000

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨vegeta@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/lexar-doubles-up-the-nm790-series-ssds-max-capacity-to-8tb-new-drives-spotted-at-retail-for-approx-usd1-000

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  • alphapuggle@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Friendly reminder that Lexar isn’t micron anymore and was acquired by Longsys. I’ve had reliability issues with their products since

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    • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Acquired in 2017

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    • kurcatovium@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Any idea what should I get for my NAS then? I’ve been looking at Lexar SN790 as one of the contenders, others being Seagate Firecuda 530 and WD RED SN700. My target is 2TB not too expensive nvme drive.

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      • ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Newmaxx has a spread sheet with details and recommendations - borecraft.com

        I’ve also been thinking of getting the NM790. Just take into account it has no DRAM.

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      • alphapuggle@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Personally I’ve used Western Digital, Seagate, and PNY drives with no failures. Stay away from anything HP branded; they don’t actually produce drives but rather rebadge other failure-prone models and make it damn near impossible to claim any warranty.

        I’ve had a Samsung Evo drive fail on me, but warranty was pretty easy. I’ve also had a PNY 2.5" ssd that has never failed on me, but I did break the connector off accidentally. Warranty was actually ridiculously easy on that, despite it being entirely user error.

        If data is mission critical, it’s worth shelling out extra; stay away from any cheap brands (HP, SanDisk, etc) and opt for the higher end models in reputable brands (Eg WD Red, Purple, and Gold vs Green and Blue, or Seagate Ironwolf or Firecuda)

        These are my own personal experiences. Others will have better/worse experiences and I encourage you to seek out others’ experiences and options, as well as others to add their own

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    • Koyaanisqatsi@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I am using two 790 2TB drives for two or so years and I haven’t had any issues with them. Personally I’d recommend them to anyone.

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  • bulwark@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    8tb on one chip? As Bill Gates once said “Damn, that’s a shit load of ram.”

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    • JoMomma@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Um actually, he said “No body will ever need that much shit load of ram”

      Read a book

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      • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yo momma tried reading a book but she so fat she ate it as a snack instead.

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      • Gingernate@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        What book is that quote in?

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  • penquin@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s a lot of money. Imagine this thing taking a shit after a couple of years.

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    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Would probably be more upset about my 6tb of data at that point

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      • penquin@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Exactly my point.

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  • noodlejetski@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    having dealed with their NM610PRO, I’m not gonna buy another Lexar product ever again.

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    • lazynooblet@lazysoci.al ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What issues did you have?

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      • noodlejetski@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        the moment it becomes more than 50% full, the speeds drop drastically. copying files drops from 300 MB/s to like 30 or fewer, games that load almost instantly on an emptier drive (like Hades) suddenly start taking 20 or 30 seconds, the entire OS randomly locks up when launching some applications. I’ll be finally replacing it in a few weeks and I cannot wait to downgrade this piece of crap to a portable drive.

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  • ravhall@discuss.online ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ridiculous prices.

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    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s the cost of high end bleeding edge tech.

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      • ravhall@discuss.online ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s the cost of greed.

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      • tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        This isn’t bleeding edge at all. Just put a 15tb drive in a machine the other day and they are a couple years old at this point.

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  • windowsphoneguy@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Would be surprised is these won’t become the cheapest option at 8TB. $1000 sounds like a placeholder price.

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seems a lot considering you can get 2TB drives for just over £100.

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  • jamyang@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Great. Now, it’d be great if they come up with a technology their life beyond 6 months.

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    • Zerthax@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have a “not Lexar” 8TB NVMe that I’ve had for almost 3 years with no trouble. Should I be worried? Or is Lexar just bad?

      Incidentally, looks like the price has barely come down on these since I bought.

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  • leanleft@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    anyone who has this kinda money would probably just store data on cloud storage provider. unless they are the provider.

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