I can see you are sceptical here Rolf. All I can suggest is try it and see what you think - once you have used a system running from SSD I suspect you won't ever want to go back - it isn't just boot that is massively quicker, the whole system becomes more responsive.
-----Original Message----- From: Rolf-Werner Eilert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 March 2014 17:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Darktable-users] Use for SSD? Am 17.03.2014 17:45, schrieb Tobias Ellinghaus: > Am Montag, 17. März 2014, 16:33:50 schrieb Colin Adams: >> My 6-year-old laptop has finally given up the ghost, so I'm looking >> for a new one. >> >> What I'm currently considering is a: >> >> Lenovo Ideapad U310 13-inch Ultrabook (Graphite) - (Intel Core i3 >> 3217U 1.8GHz Processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD + 24GB SSD, Windows 8) >> >> Of course, I shall promptly remove windows and put Fedora 20 on it instead. >> >> My principle use of darktable is on my desktop machine, but when i go >> away on holiday, i use my latop for storage (I dump my cards to it >> every evening). Then I will use the lighttable feature to look over >> my days photos. >> >> So it's nice to have a 500GB drive (my old machine had only 80MB, and >> I once filled it up with two days left of the holiday. Luckily I was >> able to rely on my card for the last 2 days, but sometimes I fill it >> up in less than 2 hours). But what to do with the 24GB SSD? My first >> thought is to use it for a swap file, but if there is some feature of >> darktable that could exploit it, I'd consider that instead. > > I'd put the system on the SSD and /home/ on the HDD - makes booting > much faster. > > Tobias, having such a setup, too. > > Hm. I just flip the lid, and everything continues running from the point I left it. Only logging into the WiFi lasts some seconds longer. Isn't there a temporary directory for DT where buffers are stored? Maybe that would be something nice for a SSD. Rolf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users This email is confidential and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, please delete the email and do not use it in any way. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. NHBC reserves the right to monitor all email communications. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. NHBC, the National House-Building Council, is limited by guarantee in England, No 320784. Registered address: NHBC House, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8FP. NHBC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. NHBC Building Control Services Ltd, registered by guarantee in England with Company No. 01952969. Registered address: NHBC House, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8FP. NHBC Services Ltd registered by guarantee in England, No 03067703. Registered address: NHBC House, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8FP. If you make a claim under a Buildmark policy your personal details will be stored and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Your personal details may be passed to others involved with your claim such as the original builder, or a consultant or remedial works contractor that we may employ in connection with your claim(s) and matter ancillary to your claim(s). Other than disclosure provided for in this statement, we will not pass any data about you to any other party without your permission unless we are required to do so by law. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
