Not an issue for mainstream users but can be significant in datacenter, workstation, and enthusiast use cases.

There's absolutely no tangible difference in endurance between the Pro and the Evo for anybody

Not true. Once again, TLC has less endurance than MLC.

Samsung has enough confidence in its TLC 3D NAND to release a datacenter SSD using this technology (Samsung SSD PM863) but it's designated for read-heavy applications and rated for 1.3 DWPD over five years. For mixed or write-heavy workloads, the SSD SM863 uses MLC 3D NAND and is rated for 3.5 DWPD over five years.

Well, this is something really peculiar.

You know how your computer sometimes does a tututu sound when hardware is connected and/or disconnected, right?

Mainly for USB hardware right?

Well, my computer seemingly makes that hardware connection sound every time my radiator starts blowing or stops blowing.

I mean the radiator in my bedroom btw, I don't have a radiator in my PC

Since when did radiators blow?

@qasdfdsaq It's one on electricity that heats overnight and blows out hot air when you turn it on

You mean a fan heater...

A radiator... radiates. It doesn't blow.

No, not a fan heater

Does it have a fan?

It's one of those

the hot air comes out the grey strip on the bottom

I'm not sure whether it has a fan. Maybe internally

Obviously, enterprise SSD workloads are far greater than even write-intensive workstation workloads, let alone what a typical consumer would do on an SSD (my usage is about 15 GB per day, which is already above average for a consumer), but it's reassuring that the drive can easily cope with more.

but I'm not about to deconstruct my heater just to check

If it blows anything it must have a fan. Since it's not a radiator because it doesn't heat by radiation (or convection for that matter).

Presumably there's a fan that runs on AC power that turns on and off when you turn the heater on and off.

It's a Dimplex

I'm currently checking the website to see how they explain it

My guess is either EM interference radiating from the fan is tripping some borderline device, or the power dip on the mains caused by it turning on is doing the same

That's possible. It's also a rather old model, from before the time of home computing

and definitely from before the USB era

dimplex.com.au/product/tsf42-creda-storage-heater

Looks a bit like this?

yeah, that seems to be it

> Fanned heat is faster and more even in distribution, particularly near ground leve

Looks like it has a fan. Mains/AC fans can draw quite a bit of power on startup.

Can't think of what else it might be, storage heaters by definition don't usually draw power during the day for actual heating

yeah, the heater only recharges at night

Wee, just ordered a solar USB charger:

amazon.com/dp/B012YUJJM8

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Now that the main basketball season is over, my next games to shoot will likely be baseball, unless I get to shoot one of the playoff games (assuming there is a Fan Bus to take me to the venue of competition, which will only happen if the CSI Dolphins get to the CUNYAC finals—all playoff games are played at a neutral venue).

Any needed credentials will be issued by my employer.

Eww. Flying snakes.

techtimes.com/articles/119007/20151224/…

Scary.

Seems to be a faulty battery. The location where the melting occurred is not near the location of the SoC (which is near the top of the phone).

Probably a one-off defect.

ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5X+Teardown/51318

The burn point corresponds to the lower edge of the battery.