October 1, 20241 yr Greetings Unraid community. TLDR: I've been using a Samsung Bar Plus that has failed. I've tried accessing it on 3 different systems. I'm uninterested in trying to rescue it a this point and since my luck with cheap drives is awful. I'm just going to get a higher end one. I don't know which to get. Please advise on the following information or skip all the wordy stuff and suggest a known working one. I do not mind if it is an Internal DOM or Type A form factor. I picked this one based on USB 2.0, and SLC: https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Swissbit/SFUI4096J2AB1TO-C-MS-2A1-STD?qs=e8oIoAS2J1Q7jx0Atv%2BiAg%3D%3D More info: I did some searching in an attempt to figure out which drive to get. Unfortunately I'm getting conflicting information or just information I don't understand. Searching these forums for "Swissbit" for example. I found these 4 drives. https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Swissbit/SFU34096C1AE2TO-I-GE-1AP-STD?qs=lc2O%2BfHJPVYSHI6e05LuPQ%3D%3D https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Swissbit/SFU3032GC2AE2TO-I-LF-1AP-STD?qs=vmHwEFxEFR%2BAw0diWo1txw%3D%3D https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Swissbit/SFU3008GC2AE1TO-I-GE-1AP-STD?qs=vmHwEFxEFR%2BSXMInEyX7hw%3D%3D https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Swissbit/SFUI032GJ1AE2TO-I-LT-2AP-STD?qs=y6ZabgHbY%2BwHkeKZWLMhZA%3D%3D The Issues I'm having are the following: The above drives are either MLC, or pSLC. As I understand it, SLC for endurance is recommended? Does it really matter? All the above drives are USB 3(or 3.1). I thought 2.0 was recommended, Does this really matter? 3 Drives are classified as "USB Flash Drives" in the product category. 1 Drive is classified as "Managed NAND". I know of NAND as a technology but that's about it. What is this and does it matter? I found this which seems to fit the criteria I mentioned above. https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Swissbit/SFUI4096J2AB1TO-C-MS-2A1-STD?qs=e8oIoAS2J1Q7jx0Atv%2BiAg%3D%3D (Same link in TLDR) However I stumbled onto another problem. I found a post on these forums with a user who contacted swissbit asking if each device has its own unique GUID. Their reply was that they do not. At this point I'm at a loss as to which to choose. It is clear that a bunch of users have had success with Swissbit drives. Unfortunately I do not possess the knowledge to make an informed choice. Please advise.
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