SSDs versus spinning-rust drives

[Ryan Petris]

On 2019-12-01 22:27, Jim wrote:
> On 12/1/19 2:57 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:
>> I should add, that you can run a hybrid setup where you run your 
>> system on the SSD and put your home directory on an spinning drive.   
>> That's actually how I have most of my systems setup as I use a HUGE 
>> amount of space.  That way all the stuff that needs to be fast is and 
>> the stuff that just needs to be stored is on the cheaper spinning 
>> disks.
> 
> This is what I do because I can't afford 10 GB of SSDs for the video
> and music I have stored on this dinosaur.  It's my home entertainment
> center. Whenever I get  a music or video disc, it gets copied to
> spinning rust.  This saves my optical discs free from normal wear and
> tear.

If you haven't checked up on SSD prices in a while, you might want to 
check again. They've come down significantly even in the last 6 months.