Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:36:29 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: solid state drives? Message-ID: <53F2399D.5050609@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <53F22E89.3050005@rcn.com> References: <53F22E89.3050005@rcn.com>
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On 08/18/14 11:49, Robert Huff wrote: > I have been tasked with converting several systems - some unix > (incl. FreeBSD), some Windows, to SSDs. > What I know about SSDs will fit on the head of a pin. > Can someone recommend a good primer and a trustworthy source for > information on product specs and reliability? > > > Respectfully, > > > Robert Huff > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > None of the SSD's are/will be as durable as spinning drives for writes .... That said, the SLC type are more durable than MLC or TLC .... Also more $$$$ & usually only available in smaller sizes. Good for a root drive, i.e. mostly read-olny operations. Swap & everything else on spinning platters .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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