From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 24 00:34:43 2009 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 A31E9106566C for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DFB08FC12 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n5O0Ydjw018620; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:34:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:34:38 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:34:35 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Gary Gatten Message-ID: <20090624003435.GA24225@thought.org> References: <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793F08B@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793F08B@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Wojciech Puchar , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: you're not going to believe this. 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: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:43 -0000 On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 12:30:25PM -0500, Gary Gatten wrote: > If it's fast enough to allow one to work unimpeded, has acceptable > lifetime/reliability, and uses less power/generates less heat than > traditional platter HD - I'd say it's a good solution. It's not a one > size fits all world. > hm. but then, the rhetorical question might be: Does any one thing fit everyone? seriously, i did check the specs sheet for this flavor of SSD. the most noteworthy thing was the statement that this device lasts ten years before it fails to hold state. the youtube video demo'd the narrator using windoze XP and editing a video, then task-switching and browsing the net. it showed some girl talking; her voice was audible. i'll post the site if i ever find it, but i gather it was from dec, '08. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org For FBSD list: http://transfinite.thought.org/slicejourney.php The 4.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php