Which SSD from Lenovo is SLC vs. MLC?

[Crunch]

Anybody know. I know their original 64GB is MLC, the Samsung 128GB 1.8" is MLC, and so is the Intel 80GB 1.8"...

Do they have an SLC SSD at all??

Thanks...

[ssd_thinkpad]

currently ... no MLC chips are so much cheaper and with newer controllers they get faster.

[Crunch]

currently ... no MLC chips are so much cheaper and with newer controllers they get faster.

Thanks. I'd have to buy an SLC SSD from a separate source then. I hear you on the newer technology making components faster, such as the controllers you mentioned. I was disappointed with Generation 1 of the Intel X25-M 80GB MLC when I purchased it for my T60p. It got corrupted within only a few weeks. I don't mean destroyed, but I had to wipe it and re-install everything from scratch.

Now I have one from Samsung (128GB 1.8", also MLC), which runs incredibly fast, and a Generation 2 Intel 80GB MLC model. The 1.8" version, though. At least I think it's Gen. 2. It still takes a few seconds to boot from the BIOS to the logon screen, but after that, it's screaming fast, and the desktop populates in literally 2 seconds. What do you think of Samsung SSD's?

[AvalonXIII]

1.8" variant of gen 2 Intel SSD is not available yet, so what you have is actually gen 1.
For my experience with Samsung MLC gen2, which I think is the newer version of your Samsung drive, then refer to this link:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthr ... ost5206725

[ThinkRob]

Currently, the best SSDs for desktop usage are the Intel X-18/X-25 series. Nothing else even comes close to the random read/write performance that they exhibit.

As far as lifespan goes... well you're not going to wear them out. The X-25M has an insanely long lifespan -- from the numbers I've seen you could overwrite the entire drive every day for five years -- and the X-25E has an even longer estimated life.