Technically they are supposed to last just as long as regular hard drives but again the problem is that no one really tested in a production environment. From what I hear (I may be wrong) but most people use the ssd essentially as a cache space and even in enterprises they do. This is what I suggest you do with the SSD so that if the drive does die, you don't lose your important data. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > I have a question about SSDs. I've read that they like the USB thumb > drives can be written to a certain number of times before they fail. What > is the expected lifetime of an SSD? They're terribly expensive if they're > only going to last 2 or 3 years. > > Derek > > -- > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m > not there, I carry on as usual." > > Patrick Moore > > ------------------------------**--------------------- > 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 -- Nadim Hoque Systems Support Analyst Engineering Technical Services Arizona State University Cell: 480-518-6235