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Re: Spare SSD anybody?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Spare SSD anybody? |
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Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:44:55 +0200 |
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Dr Nicholas Bailey <address@hidden> writes:
> On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 12:36:02 BST David Kastrup wrote:
>> Alexander Kobel <address@hidden> writes:
>> ...
>>
>> Sure, it would be nice to keep in mind. I'm not really sure what the
>> expected lifetime of the disk I have is. Maybe I just need to keep
>> making backups in sane intervals and otherwise am still fine.
>
> I had cause to look into this recently and came across the following.
> Executive summary: everything is fine now and new SSDs last forever.
Well, I don't exactly have a new SSD...
> http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead
>
> It's on the internet so it must be true :) (I expect more
> authoritative tests are available).
>
> I'm using a hybrid 1TB in my laptop at the moment with no problems
> with Debian Stretch GNU/Linux as the only OS installed. These devices
> feature typically 8GB or so of flash with the majority of the storage
> being on the whirlydisk. What the flash gets used for is up to the
> drive.
Well, I'll just stick with what I have until replacement is mandatory or
convenient. And then I (or more likely the facts) can decide on the
parameters...
--
David Kastrup