I do lvmcache on my servers all the time. And when provisioning I can build in extra space for wear leveling. I actually did a presentation on setting up lvmcache and can even include the ppt from that. I have also used it on a desktop and it actually saw a benefit as well. Although I no longer have a desktop and my replacement laptop is 100% SSD. On Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 2:57 PM Brian Cluff wrote: > I should add, that you can run a hybrid setup where you run your system on > the SSD and put your home directory on an spinning drive. That's actually > how I have most of my systems setup as I use a HUGE amount of space. That > way all the stuff that needs to be fast is and the stuff that just needs to > be stored is on the cheaper spinning disks. > > If you want to do that, you can same a lot of money and just get a 240gig > SSD, which is more than enough for your system files, and spend the > different in cost for a couple of terabytes of spinning storage. > > If you want to get really fancy, you could partition part of your SSD off > and use it as a cache for your spinning drive and kinda have you cake and > eat it too. > > Brian Cluff > > On 12/1/19 1:05 PM, William Lindley wrote: > > Contemplating ordering an SSD as at least the boot and main drive for my > PC. > > Is that even a good idea? Are /var, logfiles, and all the other stuff > that constantly gets written to disk, still a Really Bad Idea for > solid-state memory with its limited write cycle times? > > Or is that no longer an issue? > > And does anyone really trust SSD to maintain actual documents, family > photos, and such over long periods of time? > > \\/ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:https://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: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss