PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 62, Issue 25

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On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 14:00,
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>   1. SSD as swap... (Michael March)
>   2. Re: SSD as swap... (Stephen)
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> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:32:02 -0700
> From: Michael March <mmarch at gmail.com>
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> Subject: SSD as swap...
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> Here's something interesting...
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> I had to run a batch process that quickly exceeded my physical RAM. I have 8
> GB of ram but the process required 18 GB.
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> When I made my swap device a 10K RPM Raptor the process took 13 hrs to
> complete. When I made the swap device my SSD drive, ti took 3.5 hrs.

When I lived out in CA at the time GM had a vehicle called the EV1 I
believe this car was ALL electric. It was amazingly rad for the type
of car it was in its design. This car was totally silent. Even if you
put your ear up to the hood. You could try to restart it and get the
unwelcome grind, I'm already running dummy sound very easily. This car
like SSD's don't have platters to wind up and keep spinning, once the
power hit the motor it accelerated. That car was soooooo fast it could
beat a Viper off the line. Most regular cars when we were cruising
around town... the light turns grreen... before EVERY other car gets
out of the crosswalk you are through the intersection. That was kick
ass car.