http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7PJ1oeEyGg -- Paul Mooring Systems Engineer and Customer Advocate www.opscode.com From: Lisa Kachold > Reply-To: Main PLUG discussion list > Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:24 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: SSDs I have also found that in deference to their claims some of the SSDs are SLOWER than regular enterprise drives. I believe this new technology leaves a lot to be desired. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Derek Trotter > wrote: I have a question about SSDs. I've read that they like the USB thumb drives can be written to a certain number of times before they fail. What is the expected lifetime of an SSD? They're terribly expensive if they're only going to last 2 or 3 years. Derek -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I'm not there, I carry on as usual." Patrick Moore --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- (503) 754-4452 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** it-clowns.com Chief Clown