Some additional interesting links: https://wiki.debian.org/SSDOptimization https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/ssd On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Jon Kettenhofen wrote: > IMO, get the SSD but also install the hard drive, if the laptop allows it > (otherwise try iCloud? :-) ), that will act as a backup. Separately, > neither may be more reliable than the other but you will be safer. > And faster. > So back up frequently. > > For even faster *desktop* performance, shell out the big bucks for a PCI-E > board mounted SSD. At 16x, PCI-E is reputed to handle more bandwidth than > SATA or SCSI. I've seen Windows XP boot (completely) in 10 seconds with > instant access to just about everything except the internet (which varies > with ISP connection . . . ) > > Smaller PCI-E drives (256GB) are now available for a reasonable price, that > being around $1/GB, but the fastest - OZC Revo - are still pricey. > > Not to be a wet blanket, but nearly all drives fail. > After I read the descriptions of the engineering used to give storage drives > more room (i.e. more gigabytes and terrabytes) my faith was a little shaken. > An article in Tom's Hardware hit home (2011) but still holds some credence > and that is that if you look at the reviews of SSD's at newegg dot com, then > you will realize that perhaps no storage technology is perfect. More to the > point, YMMV. Although sellers do their best to weed out fake reviews, some > of them do make it through and the purpose of those fake reviews can be > either to support or disprespect the product or manufacturer. > > Recently, > Some publications have revealed that many brands of SSDs will fail if the > power is abruptly removed, as in a plug or battery removal while the > unit is running, or the computer has a catastrophic failure like a fatal > motherboard burnout. The story is that so far only certain Intel SSD's can > consistently survive this scenario. > > Nevermind. > Most of us will probably never see that happen. Storage technology is > complicated with much error-correction circuitry in place and in constant > use. To see an example, check the output of the SMART technology built into > any of your drives that are directly connected to your IDE/ATA and SATA > (whatever you have) busses. There is/are some good apps in Linux to show > you this. The bottom line is that every disk access is checked and > error-corrected because (read and write) errors happen all the time. They > just usually get fixed in the process. > > Some interesting, if perhaps scary, links: > http://www.extremetech.com/computing/173887-ssd-stress-testing-finds-intel-might-be-the-only-reliable-drive-manufacturer > (Jan. 3, 2014) > http://www.anandtech.com/show/4202/the-intel-ssd-510-review/3 (Mar. 2, 2011) > http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-reliability-failure-rate,2923.html > (July 28, 2011) > > Insight into manufacturing technology: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD > > > > > On 09/02/2014 01:23 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> >> I am looking at a new Linux laptop, and I have the option of a mSata SSD >> drive or a conventional drive. I am considering a 1 TB Samsung 840 EVO >> mSata SSD for the OS and all my partitions. >> >> 1. Are there any reasons not to use a SSD for the full disk, as opposed >> to just for the OS? Other than saving money, as a small SSD would cost a >> lot less! >> >> 2. I have seen recommendations on the net to backup the drive to a >> spinning drive. The laptop has a couple of bays, so I could put a back >> up drive in one of the bays. Does this make sense, or have SSDs matured >> enough that they will last like a spinning drive? >> >> 3. Anything else I should be aware of when moving to the world of SSDs? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss