QLC vs TLC

[didgemaster]

Looking for a budget NVME1TB or under. The QLC drives tend to be cheaper but often come with QLC as appose to TLC is there really that much real life difference in drives that use these technologies?

 

[didgemaster]

Thanks for the reply - I'm wondering what sort of lifespan I could expect as there are some with 5 year warranty which seems very good. My plan is to put it in a mini PC that will act as a home firewall

 

[didgemaster]

Thanks both

Having QLC isn't a problem, so much as the drives are usually just crap(pier) with bottom of the barrel everything and low base specs to enable the manufacturer to swap it out with whatever junk they can get.

In theory, their endurance rating isn't likely to be a problem for the average user, but their ability to hold/retain your data accurately will deteriorate faster over time than a TLC drive.

If I wanted a budget drive for an older system I'd look for something like the SN570, which is stated as TLC in the datasheet.

I was starting to look and the SN570 but doesn't have DRAM

 

[didgemaster]

Cool I will find an sn570

Thank you all for your input