On 16/04/2023 01:47, Dale wrote:
Anything else that makes these special? Any tips or tricks?
Only three things.
1. Make sure the fstrim service is active (should run every week by
default, at least with systemd, "systemctl enable fstrim.timer".)
2. Don't use the "discard" mount option.
3. Use smartctl to keep track of TBW.
People are always mentioning performance, but it's not the important
factor for me. The more important factor is longevity. You want your
storage device to last as long as possible, and fstrim helps, discard hurts.
With "smartctl -x /dev/sda" (or whatever device your SSD is in /dev) pay
attention to the "Data Units Written" field. Your 500GB 870 Evo has a
TBW of 300TBW. That's "terabytes written". This is the manufacturer's
"guarantee" that the device won't fail prior to writing that many
terabytes to it. When you reach that, it doesn't mean it will fail, but
it does mean you might want to start thinking of replacing it with a new
one just in case, and then keep using it as a secondary drive.
If you use KDE, you can also view that SMART data in the "SMART Status"
UI (just type "SMART status" in the KDE application launcher.)
