Hi Michael/Group, PC Engines, started with a not-so-good msata16a and msata16b: http://pcengines.ch/msata16b.htm
That was followed by the MyDigitalSSD MDMS-SB-016 as msata16c: http://pcengines.ch/msata16c.htm That was followed by what I'm *guessing* as an OEM version of the same MyDigitalSSD as msata16d: http://pcengines.ch/msata16d.htm The MyDigitalSSD MDMS-SB-016 has decent specs. -- Phison S9 Series (PS3109) Toshiba A19nm MLC Toggle NAND Flash Sudden power-off recovery Battery backup function High and Reliable ECC capability up to 24bits/sector S.M.A.R.T features optimized for SSD Bit error monitoring and management Dynamic and static wear-leveling Dynamic bad block management SMART commands and additional SSD monitoring -- The "MyDigitalSSD MDMS-SB-016" and "msata16d" look very similar to my eye, the circuit boards look identical, both with Phison S9 Series (PS3109) controller, both with Toshiba Flash, SMART values are identical down the the same fake 30 C temperature reading. One difference is the msata16d currently comes with S9FM02.5 firmware while the MyDigitalSSD MDMS-SB-016 (purchased off Amazon) has S9FM02.8 firmware. The PC Engines msata16d is slightly faster than the MyDigitalSSD, though both have over 240 MB/s reads in the APU2. Either the msata16d or MyDigitalSSD Super-Boot-Drive mSATA look like a great small SSD for embedded applications. The Phison S9 seems like a quality controller, but not the fastest, but way faster than needed for AstLinux. I have twice pulled-the-plug on both the msata16d and MyDigitalSSD SSD, every time fsck had to make the partitions "clean" with little effort and both still have SMART values of: -- 192 Unsafe_Shutdown_Count -O--C- 100 100 000 - 0 -- assuming the "0" is not fake like the temperature. Lonnie On Apr 18, 2016, at 4:02 PM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > Hi Lonnie/Group > > The hassle Im having getting the SSD’s, I was thinking it would be much > easier to just purchase the 16G from PC Engines when I buy the APU. > Does anyone know much about the manufacturer and quality of the Phison S9 > Series? > It at least has power-loss protection whereas mine don’t! > > Regards > Michael Knill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> > Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Friday, 15 April 2016 at 11:47 PM > To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [Astlinux-users] Best 16-32 GB mSATA/SATA SSD's > > Hi, > > For AstLinux installs, the current sweet spot is a mSATA/SATA SSD in the > 16-32 GB range. Though recently, quality 64 GB and 128 GB SSD's can be found > at great prices given their economies of scale. > > Please reply to this thread to offer your suggestions for quality, well > priced 16-32 GB mSATA/SATA SSD's . > > Here is a start... > > == Phison S9 SSD - PC Engines msata16d, MyDigitalSSD Super-Boot-Drive mSATA > http://www.pcengines.ch/msata16d.htm > http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/mydigitalssd-16gb-super-boot-drive-50mm-sata-iii-6g-msata-ssd/ > > http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KBZO6IG/ > > > == Transcend MSA370 series > http://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-632 > > http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K64HXRS/ > > > Lonnie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
