Yeah, I mean with HDs, once they get too small, I'm fine with replacing them and moving the data onto something bigger.
In the case of SSDs, not only bigger, but faster too-and since it's changing so fast, I'm ok with faster change with these. And I don't want to have 10-20 little drives hanging around taking power, so they just get retired. *shrug* Just how I see things for now... BINO > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:06:22 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] SSD tech > > Amen! The SSD is there to make things better for me, not for me to > nurse it to old age! > > BTW, mine is over a year old now. > > On 2/1/2011 3:35 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: > > But in trying to extend their theoretical lifespan, you end up missing a big > > part of their performance advantage...I'd rather get maximum benefit from it > > and replace it than baby it but have it last 12 years. > > > > In any case, you should be looking at 5+ years of write lifetime under > > normal usage scenarios anyway, which is more than enough for me. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of FORC5 > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 1:00 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [H] SSD tech > >> > >> I suppose that is why SSD's are technology in flux (IMO) and I may have > >> froggy hopped too soon there also. My limited understanding which may be > >> in error is that they will not delete data until new is written, which I > >> understand as files are not overwritten. > >> Jump in anyone. > >> fp > >> > >> At 11:42 AM 2/1/2011, DSinc Poked the stick with: > >>> I thought SSD's worked best, lasted longest, in a Write Once-Read Many > > I/O > >> scenario. I would think that misc. temp files, page files, logs, dumps, > > and > >> other Windows operational stuff would quickly use up the finite number of > >> SSD internal operations. JMHO. And I freely admit that I do NOT fully > >> comprehend the internals of the Windows OS. I do see that XP is very > >> stable against my attempts at PEBCAK. Still, I still see the OS grow > > larger > >> over time. > >>> I so know I am on some thin ice ATM.......... :) Best, Duncan > >>> > >> -- > >> Tallyho ! ]:8) > >> Taglines below ! > >> -- > >> My computer has EMS....Won't you help? > > > > > >
