The SP550 uses TLC NAND in conjunction with a small cache of SLC NAND to speed it up.

The SP550 uses TLC NAND in conjunction with a small cache of SLC NAND to speed it up.

TBW rating for the SP550 is actually fairly generous and higher than that of a lot of SSD:s with MLC flash even if it is just rated for a thousand write cycles.

TBW rating for the SP550 is actually fairly generous and higher than that of a lot of SSD:s with MLC flash even if…

Well, that “crap TLC” in the 850 EVO beats the TLC in the SP550 in endurance, speed and energy-efficiency pretty handily.

Well, that “crap TLC” in the 850 EVO beats the TLC in the SP550 in endurance, speed and energy-efficiency pretty…

So apparently I’m doing a lot of writing today.

So apparently I’m doing a lot of writing today.