MP 1,1-5,1 Best (least worst?) 2TB 2.5" SATA SSD in late 2023?

[flaubert]

I'm looking to purchase a 2TB SATA SSD for my Mac Pro 5,1. I've heard @tsialex say that the SATA products are all essentially QLC junk at this point. I would purchase an NVME product, but I've run out of PCIe slots at this point. Can anyone recommend the least worst SATA SSD?

This SSD doesn't have to be the fastest thing on the planet. It would be nice if it had a decent, recent track record of reliability. My intended use case is for data storage under ZFS; I suppose another strategy I could pursue would be to just purchase two cheap 2TB SSD's from different manufacturers and ZFS mirror them.

(when I look on Amazon I see that the Micron 1100 is advertised as TLC - anyone tried one of these?)

Thanks for your thoughts.

Kurt

 

[ZombiePhysicist]

This may not be of help, but if the problem is you ran out of PCI slots, might the macFiver help you?

McFiver PCIe Card - SONNETTECH

Multifunction PCIe Card with dual NVMe M.2 SSD slots, 10GbE Port, and 10Gbps USB-C ports. For Mac, Windows, and Linux.

www.sonnettech.com

 

[MarkC426]

I have always used Samsung Sata SSD's in my cMP.
The 860 2tb, not a bad price, more expensive than 870, but they don't work nicely.

Samsung 860 EVO 2 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76E2T0)

Samsung 860 EVO 2 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-76E2T0)

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[eicca]

Junk? I doubt it. My WD Blue SSDs are working perfectly and have been for three years now.

 

[flaubert]

This may not be of help, but if the problem is you ran out of PCI slots, might the macFiver help you?

McFiver PCIe Card - SONNETTECH

Multifunction PCIe Card with dual NVMe M.2 SSD slots, 10GbE Port, and 10Gbps USB-C ports. For Mac, Windows, and Linux.

www.sonnettech.com

Actually, I had started thinking along those same lines, @ZombiePhysicist , and I managed to snag a used Sonnet Tempo Duo PCIe off eBay:

Tempo Duo PCIe - Sonnet

That allowed me to combine separate eSATA and USB3 cards into one card, freeing up a slot for a 2TB Samsung 970 EVO+ SSD in the NVME form factor.

 

[macguru9999]

Just get the one below. I have used lots for client upgrades with no problem

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2TB Crucial MX500 2.5" SATA SSD​

having said that I am sure the samsung ones are fine too. I used to buy them as well. but i think the cheaper one qvo? is sata3 only and good for thin imacs but not older than 2012, and not mac pro 4,5.1s. The crucial works in all.