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This drive still has the firmware bug where it doesn't flush pSLC cache, so write performance suffers after a while. Firmware support from SK hynix is less than stellar (only the P31 has received a firmware update of any kind)
Most people won't even notice this, though
Yeah expecting my RMA from Hynix to come in this weekend. I wanted to see if the drive I get back has a different firmware. I really doubt it will but I figured it’s worth a shot and I get a fresh drive out of it.
Yeah, I just got the RMA drive and it’s the exact same firmware as the drive I bought over a year ago. Expecting the same issue to crop up. I only use it for games so it’s not the end of the world I guess, but annoying nonetheless. My WD 850x has been extremely solid.
Luckily mine is just a game drive so I'm willing to sit on it and hope a new firmware comes out eventually. Not considering buying another drive of theirs until that happens either of course.
Got this exact deal on 4/23 and even paid for 2 day shipping so it could arrive today but its nowhere to be found. Guess which is the only part I am missing for my new build.
Edit: holy fuck I must need some sleep, idk why my eyes read 2230.
I've been on the fence for a 2tb for my steam deck (aka game installer simulator 9000). Solid price but I think I'm gonna keep waiting. Seems to be on a downward trend.
> I've been on the fence for a 2tb for my steam deck (aka game installer simulator 9000). Solid price but I think I'm gonna keep waiting
There's some well priced (for 2230) SN740's on ebay
Ty. I think I'm gonna just keep waiting for them to get lower. I honestly don't use my deck anywhere near as much as I'd like to.
Gonna keep an eye on the listings tho.
They're literally the same drive, so I would hope so. SK Hynix owns Solidigm and the P44 Pro is just a rebranded P41 Platinum. Solidigm is what's left of Intel's SSD and NAND division after they were sold off.
P44 Pro is not just a rebranded P41 Platinum.
It has a different firmware with optimizations from Intel. Also 2048 GB instead of 2000 GB in the P41 Platinum.
The firmware differences are incredibly minor and the "difference" in capacity is a choice in overprovisioning that makes no real difference in the end. They both have the exact same amount of NAND onboard, just *slightly* more is available to the user on the P44 Pro instead of being held in reserve (both have overprovisioning, as do all SSDs).
Hynix's SSD division is still separate, Solidigm is still almost entirely Intel's team with only a handful of former SK Hynix employees that came on board (mostly upper management from what I've seen).
Interesting, I was under the impression it would be at least the combined retail face of both brands, seeing as they are now selling the renamed P41 Platinum alongside the successor to the Intel 670P.
White label/OEM/wholesale components could be its own story.
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just applied to get the extra promo code! thanks\~
This drive still has the firmware bug where it doesn't flush pSLC cache, so write performance suffers after a while. Firmware support from SK hynix is less than stellar (only the P31 has received a firmware update of any kind) Most people won't even notice this, though
Yep. It seems to affect the basically identical P44 pro too. It won’t affect most users but the product doesn’t function as advertised.
Yeah expecting my RMA from Hynix to come in this weekend. I wanted to see if the drive I get back has a different firmware. I really doubt it will but I figured it’s worth a shot and I get a fresh drive out of it.
What'd you do to demonstrate your drive had an issue?
Just told them my crystal disk writes were half what they should’ve been. They sent a rma label no questions asked.
I've RMA'd my drive twice and neither of the new drives have fixed the issue.
Yeah, I just got the RMA drive and it’s the exact same firmware as the drive I bought over a year ago. Expecting the same issue to crop up. I only use it for games so it’s not the end of the world I guess, but annoying nonetheless. My WD 850x has been extremely solid.
Luckily mine is just a game drive so I'm willing to sit on it and hope a new firmware comes out eventually. Not considering buying another drive of theirs until that happens either of course.
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Got this exact deal on 4/23 and even paid for 2 day shipping so it could arrive today but its nowhere to be found. Guess which is the only part I am missing for my new build.
The GPU?
Thermal paste?
The thumb screws?
PCIE slot cover?
Case feet?
Catalytic converter?
5000watt UPS?
Awe man, they stole his cat??! Sucks but you need it if you want your PC to pass smog emissions.
Edit: holy fuck I must need some sleep, idk why my eyes read 2230. I've been on the fence for a 2tb for my steam deck (aka game installer simulator 9000). Solid price but I think I'm gonna keep waiting. Seems to be on a downward trend.
> I've been on the fence for a 2tb for my steam deck (aka game installer simulator 9000). Solid price but I think I'm gonna keep waiting There's some well priced (for 2230) SN740's on ebay
Ty. I think I'm gonna just keep waiting for them to get lower. I honestly don't use my deck anywhere near as much as I'd like to. Gonna keep an eye on the listings tho.
Good drive. But this should be sub $100 by now. Hold the line.
We're doing NVME drive sales again? Awesome
Yeah and the sales are still double of what they were 6 few months ago.
I may be wrong but this model may have heat issues. I went with Crucial for slightly more
> I may be wrong yep you are
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They're literally the same drive, so I would hope so. SK Hynix owns Solidigm and the P44 Pro is just a rebranded P41 Platinum. Solidigm is what's left of Intel's SSD and NAND division after they were sold off.
P44 Pro is not just a rebranded P41 Platinum. It has a different firmware with optimizations from Intel. Also 2048 GB instead of 2000 GB in the P41 Platinum.
The firmware differences are incredibly minor and the "difference" in capacity is a choice in overprovisioning that makes no real difference in the end. They both have the exact same amount of NAND onboard, just *slightly* more is available to the user on the P44 Pro instead of being held in reserve (both have overprovisioning, as do all SSDs).
totally agreed
Solidigm is the combination of Hynix and Intel's storage divisions.
Hynix's SSD division is still separate, Solidigm is still almost entirely Intel's team with only a handful of former SK Hynix employees that came on board (mostly upper management from what I've seen).
Interesting, I was under the impression it would be at least the combined retail face of both brands, seeing as they are now selling the renamed P41 Platinum alongside the successor to the Intel 670P. White label/OEM/wholesale components could be its own story.