Dr Nicholas Bailey <[email protected]> writes: > On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 12:36:02 BST David Kastrup wrote: >> Alexander Kobel <[email protected]> writes: >> ... >> >> Sure, it would be nice to keep in mind. I'm not really sure what the >> expected lifetime of the disk I have is. Maybe I just need to keep >> making backups in sane intervals and otherwise am still fine. > > I had cause to look into this recently and came across the following. > Executive summary: everything is fine now and new SSDs last forever.
Well, I don't exactly have a new SSD... > http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead > > It's on the internet so it must be true :) (I expect more > authoritative tests are available). > > I'm using a hybrid 1TB in my laptop at the moment with no problems > with Debian Stretch GNU/Linux as the only OS installed. These devices > feature typically 8GB or so of flash with the majority of the storage > being on the whirlydisk. What the flash gets used for is up to the > drive. Well, I'll just stick with what I have until replacement is mandatory or convenient. And then I (or more likely the facts) can decide on the parameters... -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
