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Is a MLC still slower and less reliable than a SLC SSD?
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Mar 15, 2026393 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Most laptop vendors seem to supply relatively cheap MLC drives with their pre-built configurations. I know that the traditional drill is that a SLC is fast and reliable while a MLC is slower and less reliable; but I've heard that in a last years lots of elaborate algorithms and workarounds made MLC…
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You will want to look at a few other qualities of an SSD in order to make your purchase decision. Does the SSD support TRIM? As the SSD gets filled, it will need to write where data once existed. However, the nature of the SSD is that it must first …
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