Hello, Resurrecting due to interesting article: http://samsclass.info/121/proj/ssd-evaporation.htm On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Nadim Hoque wrote: > Technically they are supposed to last just as long as regular hard drives > but again the problem is that no one really tested in a production > environment. From what I hear (I may be wrong) but most people use the ssd > essentially as a cache space and even in enterprises they do. This is what > I suggest you do with the SSD so that if the drive does die, you don't lose > your important data. > > > 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 > > > > > -- > Nadim Hoque > Systems Support Analyst > Engineering Technical Services > Arizona State University > Cell: 480-518-6235 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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