Dave wrote: > > Intel has one SSD that has a mean time between failure rating of over > 100 years. So the CNC machines I do now might outlive me! ;-) > > Do NOT trust these insane MTBFs, they are calculated numbers designed for bragging, and have NO basis in reality. They are derived from accelerated life tests done on discrete electronics by the US Air Force in the 1960's, and were of dubious veracity then. The methodology has not been updated in FIFTY years!
Read some horror stories by mass users of these drivers, like Google and other server farm operators, you'll be shocked. Reliability specifically of SSDs is not real good. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
