Re: SSDs versus spinning-rust drives

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Author: Ryan Petris
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: SSDs versus spinning-rust drives
On 2019-12-01 22:27, Jim wrote:
> On 12/1/19 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.
>
> This is what I do because I can't afford 10 GB of SSDs for the video
> and music I have stored on this dinosaur.  It's my home entertainment
> center. Whenever I get  a music or video disc, it gets copied to
> spinning rust.  This saves my optical discs free from normal wear and
> tear.


If you haven't checked up on SSD prices in a while, you might want to
check again. They've come down significantly even in the last 6 months.
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