Watch This BEFORE You Buy an SSD!

MY SSD PICKS MID-RANGE SanDisk Optimus GX 7100: https://amzn.to/4gReFep Samsung 990 EVO Plus: https://amzn.to/4zFl0B0 PREMIUM Samsung 990 Pro: https://amzn.to/4qHowai GEN5 SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100: https://amzn.to/3UzUBof STORAGE DRIVE SanDisk Optimus 5100: https://amzn.to/4qzogd7 SATA Samsung 870 EVO: https://amzn.to/4zCzcLl SSD prices doubled in a year, and fake drives showed up right along with them. This video walks through everything you need to check before you buy: how to spot a counterfeit, why the speed on the box isn't the speed you get, M.2 or SATA, Gen4 or Gen5, TLC or QLC, DRAM or DRAM-less, how much capacity you actually need, and which models are worth your money right now. SSD DATABASE Check any model before you buy. Drives are grouped by quality and every listed model has been tested: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MhQsjeDgQwvXyqWSuVd9PRh9UcOv-Y_SDv-9jjVeiTA/ CHAPTERS 0:00 The 2TB Samsung that wasn't 0:29 How to spot a fake SSD 2:13 The speed on the box and the SLC cache 3:49 M.2 or SATA 4:43 Gen4 or Gen5 5:49 What's inside: TLC and QLC 6:17 SSD lifespan and TBW 6:54 DRAM and DRAM-less drives 7:27 When the same model changes parts 8:22 How much capacity you need 9:28 Which models to buy 11:07 Final words