> SSDs fail frequently. And what is this claim based on? Most claims on SSD failure rates have been shown to be exaggerations at best. SSD lives, even pushed to max write rates, have been shown to average 7+ years, which is higher than most storages.
Personally, I've been using SSDs for backups and a MacBook Air and a MacBook Pro with SSDs for the past couple of years and I've been quite impressed. I've been fortunate enough to have had no problems, and both my machines have traveled a fair bit and taken enormous beatings. Not that I discount your advice on backups, of course, but in my experience, SSDs perform rather admirably in both desktop or server environments. On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Sidu Ponnappa <[email protected]> wrote: > Get an external drive and setup Time-machine as your #1 priority and > sync everyday. SSDs fail frequently. > > Best, > Sidu. > http://c42.in > > On 22 August 2011 21:46, Manokaran K <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bit the bullet and shelled out 74K for a 13" MacBook Air with 128GB SSD. > > First impression is pretty good. I think saying anything more would be > > considered seditious on this list :-) > > > > Much thanks to all for helping me make my decision. > > > > mano > > > > -- > > Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. > > -- Pablo Picasso > > _______________________________________________ > > ILUGC Mailing List: > > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > > > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- Karthik Narayanaswami Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.metlin.org _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
