WEBVTT

00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:06.960
a common piece of advice given to new computer tinkerers is that the single

00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:13.120
best upgrade you can give especially an older PC is a solid state drive or an

00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:18.359
SSD not only because this removes the hard drive bottleneck but also because

00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:23.480
in general any SSD is going to give you a significant performance boost even if

00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.960
you don't agonize for hours over the exact model you're going to buy and just

00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:33.079
end up spending 10 seconds picking out the highest rated one on Amazon but many

00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:35.719
many of you also have higher performance

00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:42.160
requirements than simply faster than a hard drive so today we're following up

00:00:39.079 --> 00:00:43.920
on our guide on which SSD to buy which

00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:48.280
you can check out here with an explanation of the different kinds of

00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:53.440
flash memory that you'll find not only in ssds but also in things like

00:00:50.640 --> 00:01:01.800
removable memory cards and USB thumb drives So currently SSD flash memory

00:00:57.480 --> 00:01:05.479
comes in a few main flavors s SLC mlc

00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:08.080
and TLC which you will sometimes find in

00:01:05.479 --> 00:01:13.799
the SSD product description but unfortunately not always which sucks

00:01:11.759 --> 00:01:22.439
because these three things could have a huge impact on the performance of your

00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:25.600
drive but how well the letter c c yeah

00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:29.640
that way in these variety stands for

00:01:25.600 --> 00:01:33.040
cell as in the memory cells in your ssds

00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:35.280
that store data so depending on the type

00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:40.799
each cell can hold a different number of bits that is the zeros and ones that

00:01:38.119 --> 00:01:47.840
make up all Digital Data a single level cell or SLC can hold just one bit per

00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:51.079
cell while triple level cells or TLC's

00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:53.759
can store three bits per cell NLC

00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:59.560
actually stands for multi-level cell so technically TLC is a subset but mlc is

00:01:56.640 --> 00:02:02.159
commonly used to refer to two bits per cell

00:02:00.360 --> 00:02:08.000
so it shouldn't be surprising then that TLC which can store the most bits per

00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:10.319
cell offers higher capacities in fact

00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:17.680
their higher data density also makes them cheaper per Gigabyte but there's a

00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:20.720
caveat here remember that ssds only last

00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:24.200
for a certain number of right cycles and

00:02:20.720 --> 00:02:26.720
since the electronics in TLC's requires

00:02:24.200 --> 00:02:33.200
more rights per sell because they store more they don't last as long as ml C's

00:02:30.519 --> 00:02:39.239
and slc's and they also tend to be significantly slower for these reasons

00:02:36.040 --> 00:02:42.840
you will mostly find TLC flash on

00:02:39.239 --> 00:02:46.200
lower-end ssds and portable storage

00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:49.319
devices instead most mainstream and

00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:51.879
higher-end consumer ssds these days use

00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:58.040
mlc Flash which represents a nice compromise between data density

00:02:54.319 --> 00:03:00.080
longevity performance and price these

00:02:58.040 --> 00:03:06.920
drives tend to last anywhere between twice to 10 times as long as TLC ssds

00:03:04.280 --> 00:03:11.920
while being quite a bit faster and while you can't cram as much data on an mlc

00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:16.360
SSD for the same cost they still represent a good value proposition

00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:23.040
whether you just need a small SSD to use as a boot drive or even something larger

00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:25.840
for mass storage SLC drives due to only

00:03:23.040 --> 00:03:31.439
storing one bit per cell are even faster still and can last for 100,000 right

00:03:29.159 --> 00:03:36.280
Cycles the downside though as you can possibly guess is that they are quite

00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:42.799
expensive so they're usually only found in Enterprise settings where the fastest

00:03:38.760 --> 00:03:45.000
speeds and high reliability are a must

00:03:42.799 --> 00:03:49.599
of course there are other important ways that the flash memory in different

00:03:46.360 --> 00:03:52.079
drives can vary such as more recently

00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:57.840
with the availability of 3D nand which uses memory cells stacked in a 3D

00:03:55.239 --> 00:04:02.680
configuration to significantly increase data density you can learn more about

00:03:59.519 --> 00:04:04.640
that in this video so while nearly any

00:04:02.680 --> 00:04:09.959
SSD will give you better performance than your clunky old mechanical Drive

00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:11.640
deciding between TLC and mlc with SLC

00:04:09.959 --> 00:04:17.079
not being really relevant unless you're you know contract buying thousands of

00:04:14.480 --> 00:04:20.519
drives at once in a data center can be important if you're really going to be

00:04:18.799 --> 00:04:24.520
putting your drive through the paces whether you're a video editor running a

00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:28.000
new server or you just like to run benchmarks all the time because your

00:04:26.080 --> 00:04:34.759
secret aspiration in life is to be just like me speaking of of secret

00:04:30.400 --> 00:04:36.520
aspirations what if you wanted more and

00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:40.520
you felt like gee if only I could educate myself for just a few dollars a

00:04:38.479 --> 00:04:45.560
month to take my hobby or even my career to the next level well with linda.com

00:04:43.280 --> 00:04:49.639
you can do that linda.com lets you watch and learn from Top experts who are

00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:54.520
passionate about teaching you can stream thousands of video courses on demand and

00:04:51.840 --> 00:04:58.720
learn on your own schedule at your own pace and they've got lots of great

00:04:57.080 --> 00:05:03.199
features these days you can browse the course transcripts to follow along or

00:05:01.400 --> 00:05:06.919
search for the answer and Skip to that point in the video just by clicking on

00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:11.160
it you can download the tutorials and watch them On The Go including access on

00:05:08.840 --> 00:05:15.360
your iOS or Android device you can actually create and save playlists so

00:05:14.039 --> 00:05:21.000
that you can go through your learning path with friends or colleagues and the

00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:26.440
best part is that you can get a free trial simply by heading over to the link

00:05:24.039 --> 00:05:30.639
in the video description and if you decide hey I'm learning stuff this is

00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:34.720
cool then all for a flat rate starting at just 25 bucks a month you can become

00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:38.840
a member permanently so thanks for watching guys

00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:44.000
if you like this video like it if you disliked it dislike it if you want to

00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:47.560
check out our other channels boom up there if you want to comment with video

00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:51.120
suggestions down there and if you want to subscribe and follow come on hit the

00:05:49.880 --> 00:05:56.440
button we're close to a million subscribers now let's get this show on

00:05:53.080 --> 00:05:56.440
the road here