Thank you Stephen, Rusty, Brian, and Steve!! What manufacturer do you recommend? On 2016-02-29 19:28, Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:49:27 -0700 > Keith Smith wrote: > >> Initially I was thinking a small SSD since I will probably never use >> this laptop in production... But you never know. If these mods work >> out I might dual boot it - Win7 / Mint 17 KDE. >> >> Newegg is selling a 240G Kingston SSD for $65 which is probably way >> more storage than I would ever need. >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721108 > > Right now 256GB (or 240) is the knee of the curve that gives you the > most GB per $. I think this will change to 512GB soon. Buying on the > knee, or just barely above it, is always a good idea. > > From what I understand, SSDs that are often-written wear out much > faster if they're more than 80% or 90% full. A good reason to go larger > rather than smaller. > >> >> What type of lifespan should I expect for an SSD with moderate usage? > > Whatever you're expecting, your life will increase if you delete no > longer needed files (think browser cache and old, obsolete downloads). > About once a day, after deletions, run the fstrim command on the > filesystem(s) mounted on the ssd. This frees up more space, which > spreads writes over wider areas, which prevents small available places > from getting written over and over again. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence > http://www.troubleshooters.com/key > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- 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