Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:53:18 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and SSD drives Message-ID: <AANLkTim-u5Nd8NQ_t555o5qYwRd5Ltf6Ud5rYD_G2x7N@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110213073814.GC57674@guilt.hydra> References: <4D550415.8060105@ifdnrg.com> <20110211185738.GB45708@guilt.hydra> <AANLkTi=BZ1P5apMBhbQRTNJsDoAArdtxRpgdBA3wiHJ%2B@mail.gmail.com> <4D56799D.13036.2335C99A@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> <AANLkTin%2BexaH5ORk9zAYsWoUzVtyCWcv3unpJRUK46FV@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=AjHG5trQqOAHnVT4Ki9ORxF_ynm7MHsLiF_9h@mail.gmail.com> <20110213073814.GC57674@guilt.hydra>
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On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> 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!!
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