Blog Post - How Many Plots Can I Make a Day?

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Summary
MP600 (max 2 TB) - 3600 TBW, 5yrs, Sustained speed: 500MB/s
Samsung 970Pro (max 1TB) - 1200 TBW, 5yrs, Sustained speed: 2700MB/s
Samsung 980Pro (max 2TB) - 1200 TBW, 5yrs, Sustained speed: 1500MB/s

At 5 years with 80% online time, sustained speed x 5 yrs x online time
MP600 (2TB) = 7884 TB = 2.19X Warranty
Samsung 970Pro (1TB) = 42573 TB = 35.5X Warranty
Samsung 980Pro (2TB) = 23652 TB = 19.7X Warranty

Samsung970/980 Pro will surely “dead” or out of warranty before 5 years based on this estimation, while MP600 is 2.19X which in the WAF range you’ve said.

My conclusion is that:
If speed is important, go for Samsung 970/980 Pro but it’s relatively more expensive and dead quickly
If longevity and cost are important, go for MP600.
Cannot get my hand on the intel one. That would solve all this problem.

Why not external SSD. No TBW. Cheaper cost per TB.
Sustained speed at 1000 MB/s but have not tested it yet.

I think sustained speed, TBW and price per TB should be considered together.
The comparison should consider between

• added benefit of “plotting faster”
• added cost of “equipment dead faster”