MongoDBhard

Write concern `w:1` vs `w:"majority"` — what’s the trade-off?

Answer

`w:1` acknowledges once the primary accepts the write (lower latency, but higher risk on failover). `w:"majority"` waits for replication to a majority of nodes (higher durability, higher latency).

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