Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:32:02 +0100 From: Jon Schneider <freebsd@jschneider.net> To: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A couple of questions about SSDs Message-ID: <47D774C9-76A9-431E-8A40-9C6D03D9F56F@jschneider.net> In-Reply-To: <fee9e64d-4b27-d1cf-11c5-5af9ffa99935@netfence.it> References: <fee9e64d-4b27-d1cf-11c5-5af9ffa99935@netfence.it>
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> I=E2=80=99ve heard people say that Windows will soon wear an SSD out = unless you turn swap off. It depends on the amount of swapping vs. the device=E2=80=99s endurance = obviously. You should see what it does to performance AND monitor the wear through = the smartctl tool or equivalent and decide for yourself. (For Windows (and DragonFlyBSD ?) there=E2=80=99s the ReadyBoost feature = that could work if you have a load of memory sticks kicking about.) Jon
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