On 23/05/13 14:22, Greg Smith wrote:
> On 5/22/13 10:04 PM, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
>> Make that quite a few capacitors (top right corner):
>> http://regmedia.co.uk/2013/05/07/m500_4.jpg
>
> There are some more shots and descriptions of the internals in the
> excellent review at
> http://techreport.com/review/24666/crucial-m500-ssd-reviewed
>
> That also highlights the big problem with this drive that's kept me
> from buying one so far:
>
> "Unlike rivals Intel and Samsung, Crucial doesn't provide utility
> software with a built-in health indicator. The M500's payload of SMART
> attributes doesn't contain any references to flash wear or bytes
> written, either. Several of the SMART attributes are labeled
> "Vendor-specific," but you'll need to guess what they track and read
> the associated values using third-party software."
>
> That's a serious problem for most business use of this sort of drive.
>
Agreed - I was thinking the same thing!
Cheers
Mark
