It’s all about the workload. If you were thrashing a spinning disc-- I. e. running many disc-intensive processes that all want different data-- a SSD will probably do better. If you’re using a disc in a way that uses it efficiently-- I. e. streaming continuous data on and off it, a SSD adds little value. And if you abuse it-- I. e. using it to hold heavily written swap space-- you’re gonna wreck it fast. Sent from Windows Mail From: Derek Trotter Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎April‎ ‎2‎, ‎2013 ‎8‎:‎47‎ ‎PM To: Main PLUG discussion list This guy seems to know what he's talking about. Just one question though. Who did he learn English from? George Carlin? :-) On 04/02/2013 02:08 PM, Paul Mooring wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7PJ1oeEyGg -- Paul Mooring Systems Engineer and Customer Advocate www.opscode.com From: Lisa Kachold Reply-To: Main PLUG discussion list Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:24 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: SSDs I have also found that in deference to their claims some of the SSDs are SLOWER than regular enterprise drives. I believe this new technology leaves a lot to be desired. 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 -- (503) 754-4452 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** it-clowns.com Chief Clown --------------------------------------------------- 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 -- "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