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On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Alan Fregtman <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Dan, > > Not all SSDs are created equal. Some are better than others. > > Best place to get some detailed reviews and benchmarks is AnandTech. He's > the king of SSD reviews. > http://www.anandtech.com/Bench/SSD (you can compare models and stuff) > http://www.anandtech.com/tag/storage (has all the reviews and SSD news) > > PC Perspective has great reviews (and a hardware podcast) also: > http://www.pcper.com/subject/storage > > > Most SSDs have an estimated lifespan based on data written. Sounds freaky, > but the lifespans these days are quite intense. My *OLD* Intel X25M SSD is > rated to begin failing after around 100GB per day for continuous 5 years. I > don't write that much on my C drive, so it should last me some time, > probably until my next computer. Some newer Samsung models are estimated at > 10GB per day from 10 to 70 continous years, varying per technology and > model. Not so bad either, at least for a C drive usage. > > I suggest an SSD for your C drive and if you want to be writing tons of > gigs of video or something really intense, get a second one, should that > one fail you won't cry. > > Of course, you *DO* backup, right?? have you backed up? All drives fail > eventually. I repeat, ALL!! Solid or moving, they all walk the plank. > > I've had enough die on me to opt for cloud backups for peace of mind. > Currently I use the services CrashPlan and Backblaze. (Backblaze is my > favourite in terms of being light, though it's all inclusive unless you > exclude folders. CrashPlan gives you more bang for your buck with their > cheap 5 computer family plan, but you choose what folders to include > instead of what to exclude.) > > Both have personal "unlimited" plans (in the sense that it doesn't matter > how much you have to backup for one given computer.) I also used to be on > MozyHome, another service, but they bailed on the unlimitedness a while > back and lost many customers, including me. Carbonite is another big > popular one; I confess I never tried them, but I got scared when they lost > about 7k customers' backups data due to some glitch back in 2009. (For > reals, google it.) It was a long time ago, but... meh. > > I don't care if you backup or not, but *you should.* It's affordable. Try > all the services, weigh your options and choose one that suits you, or do > you want your face to look like this below next time your hardware dies? :p > [image: Inline image 1] > (^ I think this guy forgot to backup.) > > > Cheers, ;) > > -- Alan > > > > > On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Dan Yargici <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just an update to let you know that I've taken the plunge and >> re-installed my system disk onto an SSD, and sweet jesus is it fast. :) >> >> Can't see myself going back now... >> >> Thanks, >> >> DAN >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Adam Seeley <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> The Vaio I bought early 2010 uses a 240Gb SSD for boot & storage. I've >>> used it as a mobile workstation (3d,sims,comping) and it's been rock solid >>> (and fast of course). >>> >>> Running comps with lot's of layers using SSD is great. >>> >>> No idea what brand it is... >>> >>> I'm tempted to have a couple of local data SSD in RAID to run whatever >>> job is current and backup daily to a disk for safety. >>> Waiting for those prices to drop a bit more. >>> >>> A. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Ben Houston <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Monday, 15 October 2012, 13:02 >>> *Subject:* Re: 2 graphic cards for SLI >>> >>> Exocortex owns 8 SSDs in our Ottawa office. We have not had any >>> failures. We >>> use SSDs as boot >>> drives for 3 machines and we use SSDs for source code (it speeds >>> up C++ compilations tremendously) on 5 machines. We have not had any >>> failures since we started adopting SSDs in the summer of 2011. >>> We may be just lucky. >>> >>> We are fully backed up so that if any hard drive here goes, we are >>> okay -- that made it easier to adopt SSDs even with their bad >>> reputation for reliability. >>> >>> Brands we use: >>> >>> OCZ Vertex 2 (2) >>> OCZ Vertex 3 (2) >>> OCZ Force 3 (4) >>> >>> I choose those brands because they were cheap. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> -ben >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:29 AM, Dan Yargici <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > This is the second time in two days I've heard people raving about >>> SSDs, are >>> > they less prone to failure these days? I gave up being excited about >>> them a >>> > while back after seeing a string of friends have nothing but >>> nightmares... >>> > >>> > DAN >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Alan Fregtman < >>> [email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I can't stress SSDs enough either. Best computer upgrade ever. >>> >> >>> >> There is something magical about booting in ~20 seconds. Apps start so >>> >> fast! >>> >> >>> >> On Oct 14, 2012 8:21 PM, "Ben Houston" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Regarding SSDs, I can't recommend them enough. I'd recommend an SSD >>> >>> as your boot drive and for your applications - thus 240GB or so is >>> >>> what I use. But keep your data on a standard drive as the speed >>> >>> difference isn't worth the high cost for large storage space. >>> >>> -ben >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Leoung O'Young < >>> [email protected]> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi Ben, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Thanks for your feedback. >>> >>> > I am looking to get the Asus GTX 560 Ti for my i7 3930 /32gb ram >>> >>> > Do you have any experience with this card with Fury2? >>> >>> > Will definitely consider your suggestion of SSD. What kind of gain >>> do >>> >>> > you >>> >>> > see with the SSD cards? >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I will definitely consider getting Fury2 once we upgrade XSI >>> >>> > You guys have done a tremendous job. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Leoung >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > On 10/14/2012 4:01 PM, Ben Houston wrote: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Hi Leoung, >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> SLI should will see some benefits with Fury 2, although half of >>> the >>> >>> >> Fury 2 calculations when self-shadowing happen on the CPU and two >>> >>> >> video cards won't speed that up and usually you feed Fury 2 via >>> ICE >>> >>> >> simulations which happen completely on the CPU right now. I >>> >>> >> personally have never found the >>> >>> >> money required for an SLI configuration worth it -- I've done it >>> once >>> >>> >> about two years ago. Just getting a faster PC (Intel Core i7 39x0 >>> >>> >> look really nice right now), SSD drives or more memory or a better >>> >>> >> single video card usually works out better for myself. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Best regards, >>> >>> >> -ben >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Leoung O'Young >>> >>> >> <[email protected]> >>> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Does put 2 graphics card for SLI see benefits in XSI interface >>> >>> >>> performance >>> >>> >>> and help also help rendering in GPU plugins like Exocortex Fury >>> 2? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> Leoung >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Ben Houston >>> >>> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom >>> >>> http://Exocortex.com <http://exocortex.com/> - Passionate CG >>> Software Professionals. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Ben Houston >>> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom >>> http://Exocortex.com <http://exocortex.com/> - Passionate CG Software >>> Professionals. >>> >>> >>> >> >
