Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:14:48 +0100 From: "Avi Cohen Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] speed gain using flash card
John, I've read a lot about Flash instead of a 'real' HD. How does the Sandisk handle the write wear-out? What are you running as an OS on the libretto? Avi. > -----Original Message----- > From: John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 26 October, 2007 20:49 > To: Libretto > Subject: [LIB] speed gain using flash card > > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:46:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: speed gain using flash card > > Hello fellow members > > I am using a sandisk extreme II 8 gig compact flash as a > solid state hard drive in my Libretto 110CT and am having > twice the speed for read and writes as I was getting with a > standard hard drive. The extreme III and IV are opproximatly > twice and three times as fast as the II so if I would get > another increase if I upgraded to one of those. > > I am getting 4 MB as opposed to 1.5 to 2 with the hard drive. > I should expect 6 and 8MB with the extreme III and IV. > > I am also using a second flash card for a virtual memory > drive but it is an old one so only gives hard drive speeds. > If I updated that with a newer one I would think the increase > in speed be noticalbe in swap file use. > > I notice a real reduction in temperature also using a solid > state drive. My libretto was always having to slow down to > cool off but it is very cool now when it runs. > > john > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around http://mail.yahoo.com > >
