Hi,

I'm in the process of implementing a table for storing some raw data in the 
format of a hash containing one level of keys and values. The hash can be quite 
big (up to 50 keys pointing at values varying from one to several hundred 
characters)

Now, I'm in doubt whether to use JSON or Hstore for this task. Here is the 
facts:

- I'm not going to search a lot (if any) in the data stored in the column, i'm 
only going to load it out.
- The data is going to be heavily updated (not only inserted). Keys and values 
are going to be added/overwritten quite some times.
- My database's biggest current issue is updates, so i don't want that to be a 
bottle neck.
- I'm on postgresql 9.2 

So, question is: Which will be better performance wise, especially for updates? 
Does the same issues with updates on the MVCC structure apply to updates in 
Hstore? What is taking up most space on the HDD?

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