SSD's have a limited lifetime, after writing so many times to one spot, it
will wear out. It's a big number but it is finite.

Thus the firmware, makes sure it spreads around the writes on the SSD.
 

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[mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Stephen
P Rufle
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:07 AM
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Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft layoffs

> For most people, a P4 running XP is all they will need for the rest of 
> their life in all honesty, until the machine dies on them.


That means that once you get a person to go with an FLOSS solution they also
will not stray. I would also be interested to know if those SSD in netbooks
will make it so the hardware will last longer. I have had a number of my
HD's expire.
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