This is a Reddit bot that looks up SSDs posted within a subreddit and provides useful insight on the model found within the submission's title.
u/SSDBot will post comments under r/BuildAPCSales submissions which are flaired as (any sort of) a SSD. The information the bot posts comes directly from u/NewMaxx's SSDs spreadsheet. Be sure to checkout his various SSD guides & resources here!
The bot will automatically attempt to find an SSD mentioned in a submission. In order to increase the bot's ability to correctly identify an SSD, the following is recommended:
- Make certain the brand name is in the title.
- Contain the model name as clearly as possible.
- Have the brand/model near the beginning of the title (ie: immediately after the title).
- Do not include any other model keywords (eg: "Samsung 970 Evo" is better than "Samsung 970 Evo (not Plus)").
- If the bot incorrectly identifies the SSD, downvote the comment and it will record the issue automatically.
Comments made by the bot will describe what category of SSD the given model falls under. This is explicitly written in the first line of the comment. This is a generalization about the usage the SSD; what it would perform best for and what type of customer the product is targetting.
u/NewMaxx (the creator of the SSDs spreadsheet this bot utilizes) describes the details of what the categories mean in this post. The following descriptions are paraphrasings of those guides.
- Storage SATA: Suitable for general data/games. Larger capacity, not the primary drive.
- Light SATA: Suitable for OS in light usage/secondary PCs. Smaller in capacity (so TLC based).
- Budget SATA: Suitable for OS use for primary PCs.
- Performance SATA: Suitable for anything.
- Budget NVMe: Entry level SATA replacements, usually for mobile/HTPC usage.
- Moderate NVMe: Cheap alternative capable of any usage.
- Consumer NVMe: High performance drives for the best everyday experience.
- Prosumer NVMe: Specialized for content creation/workstation tasks. Generally some unique features/designs.
- Prosumer/Consumer NVMe: Flexible, all-arounders. The top drives.