Comments on: Fast SSD vs. Hard Disks http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/20/fast-ssd-vs-hard-disks/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rob http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/20/fast-ssd-vs-hard-disks/#comment-416346 Rob Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:14:15 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5463#comment-416346 @Rupert New wear leveling algorithms have been developed that mean that SSD's will last significantly longer than conventional HDD's. @Rupert

New wear leveling algorithms have been developed that mean that SSD’s will last significantly longer than conventional HDD’s.

]]> By: Dotan Cohen http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/20/fast-ssd-vs-hard-disks/#comment-414928 Dotan Cohen Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:01:16 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5463#comment-414928 Please do an Ubuntu install and let us know how it performs compared to a regular hard drive install of the same OS. I'd love to move to SSD but 200 Euros is too much to drop to see if it _might_ make a difference. Don't forget to publish power requirements as well! Thanks! Please do an Ubuntu install and let us know how it performs compared to a regular hard drive install of the same OS. I’d love to move to SSD but 200 Euros is too much to drop to see if it _might_ make a difference. Don’t forget to publish power requirements as well! Thanks!

]]> By: Thinker http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/20/fast-ssd-vs-hard-disks/#comment-414188 Thinker Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:11:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5463#comment-414188 I dream of having 2 or 4 SSD raid disks instead of mine 2x250GB raid, but prices of SSD kills my enthusiasm :( I dream of having 2 or 4 SSD raid disks instead of mine 2×250GB raid, but prices of SSD kills my enthusiasm :(

]]> By: rupert http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/20/fast-ssd-vs-hard-disks/#comment-413928 rupert Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5463#comment-413928 What about the lifespan of the ssd drive. Flash drives have a lifespan of about 100,000 read/writes, so does the same apply to ssd drives as well? What about the lifespan of the ssd drive. Flash drives have a lifespan of about 100,000 read/writes, so does the same apply to ssd drives as well?

]]> By: yair http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/20/fast-ssd-vs-hard-disks/#comment-413911 yair Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:27:40 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5463#comment-413911 raided ssd is the way to go http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/battleship/ raided ssd is the way to go
http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/battleship/

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