From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 13 08:53:49 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAD64106564A for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:53:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f182.google.com (mail-qy0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D9518FC15 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:53:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk36 with SMTP id 36so2704933qyk.13 for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:53:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=SFWhhUmdj5lSnjiiza/H0YGtOo1aVMSJXMYtqXTFiQk=; b=tZeqnCKa2HObsAiy4101zzUb9jD2zVCU0a/wI9Tje4PCP1XhUeHGuJiOS2MFdIsjU7 wDkqK+OUCnDF4OEG4lYQ1xdO4SyJ30TCFHrFF/cSSDm2QkCDUvn3uVfOXO3fdzCletyA gHH9FK2MmULUY68VyiWSRXasXmRfYlKGHi+yc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; b=auBjNhLEwgt02IzXiuKsZuhHzu5WOghNWQBrCIvRK5ItxVH8smwEPuoBQB+5i9pyTj IfZst5oUetqOMIvUK/yp57nxnSZpL5m4UfJh6qVQWwrAGYCUu6RRhSDSmDiKOqNKtMgC cl8cC3Hr+4xFpVzMizF1ouTxlywaP3+DMFhFs= Received: by 10.229.189.6 with SMTP id dc6mr1890268qcb.175.1297587228600; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:53:48 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.88.9 with HTTP; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:53:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110213073814.GC57674@guilt.hydra> References: <4D550415.8060105@ifdnrg.com> <20110211185738.GB45708@guilt.hydra> <4D56799D.13036.2335C99A@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> <20110213073814.GC57674@guilt.hydra> From: Odhiambo Washington Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:53:18 +0300 Message-ID: To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: FreeBSD and SSD drives X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:53:49 -0000 On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 07:12:08PM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > > > I fail to understand why manufacturers would let people install SSDs on > > machines when their life is so much in question. > > I fail to see why a manufacturer would *not* want your hardware to wear > out faster, since that would mean you would have to buy replacement > hardware sooner. > > > > > > Can someone please enlighten me on the dangers faced by those who opt to > get > > their laptops installed with SSDs? > > In many cases, particularly where there is quite a lot of RAM installed > in the system and where people use a netbook the way it was intended to > be used when designed (typically involving a lot of Web browsing and not > much else), SSDs might be the best option -- especially given the rapid > obsolescence of low-performance, ultra-portable units. If you expect > your hardware to last a long time, overrun "physical" RAM into swap space > a lot, and (as you might with FreeBSD) compile code an awful lot, the > heavier storage-write load might make more of a difference in the > expected lifetime of the hardware. > > With FreeBSD, installing everything from binary packages can help > mitigate the possible problems of shortening the life of your SSDs. > > Of course, if you care about having lots of storage, it's worth keeping > in mind the fact that SSDs still cost a lot more per gigabyte of storage > than rotating magnetic media (HDDs). > > > > > > I personally have one, with a Toshiba 128GB SSD (THNS128GG4BAAA-NonFDE). > I > > am running Windows 7 on it. > > > > Should I stop and buy a SATA disk?:) > > Probably not. You already have the SSD storage, and its improved > performance for many operations (as well as improved durability under > stress in the short term) can still be of benefit. Just be sure you know > when the usable lifespan of your SSD approaches, keep good backups (as > you always should anyway), and be happy. > > You'd surely be happier with a better OS on it, though -- right? > Hehee, Chad, on the "Desktop", I'd rather run the ratware from Redmond than try FreeBSD! The second choice would be Linusware (not that I know much about it, but just because "it" seems to support certain aspects which would otherwise be painful to get to work with FreeBSD). Third option is PC-BSD (which is what you mean with "better OS"). All my servers run FreeBSD though. The "better OS" is not so better at the Desktop, hence the choice of ratware:-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!