These are just a meme /g/? You surely don't sacrifice your writes and space for these things?
The only people that think they're not worthwhile are children without a source of income. Remember like 10 years ago when upgrading your RAM was the best thing you could do for your PC? Now it's upgrading to SSD.
>>51785564
>You surely don't sacrifice your writes
isn't that an old meme now already? Recent SSDs don't have this problem I heard.
Almost everybody here has fallen for the meme OP. It's too late.
I love my SSD's desu. Silent, cold, shock/movement proof and fast. Perfect for any laptop.
>>51785648
Do you put them in the caddy or not?
>>51785564
Stupid people gonna stupid.
>>51785611
Your image makes me a fucking hard disk
I bought one, and I did nothing to reduce write cycle usage.
I also bought it to replace a HDD of equal size, so i didn't really sacrifice any space.
In fact, I gained 8GB.
Don't listen to autists who tell you to disable your swap, or that you shouldn't install programs to your SSD.
>>51785742
>2015
>Swap
>>51785599
It's not a problem that is just going to disappear as it's an inherent flaw of the underlying technology, but the endurance of many drives is generally high enough to make it a non-issue for 99.9% of people. For the remaining .1% you have enterprise class SSD's.
>>51785564
gained noticable performance.
if you ever plan on upgrading your comptuer at least once per decade, and you aren't running data-center tier r/w operations on yoru disk, then you're straight buying an SSD
>that feel when only 120gb ssd
Hold me poor bros
I just use an sshd
>>51785878
Now THIS is the real meme.
>>51785742
>16GB DDR4 Memory
>Installed Linux 5 days ago with 6Gb swap
>>51785881
What?
>>51785590
>without a source of income
Sure so you would like to spend more on having your drives having a shorter life span than an HDD
What i should look when choosing SSD? Have two empty slots and thinking for start ill get 256gb
>>51785564
This fucking meme again?
stfu homoloid
>>51786002
The quickest way to the HDD section.
>>51786002
Don't cheap out, look at the chip quality for the specific model+manufacturer.
i.e. get a Samsung or certain Intels not a Cruzer
>>51786002
If you must have an SSD buy a smaller one and only use it for the OS and have everything else important on a reliable HDD
>>51786055
SSDs are more reliable than HDDs.
>>51786070
No they aren't.
You also have a 2/5 chance at getting a fake one as many retailers bought poor quality SSDs with terrible performance that are bundled in the good/better SSD groups.
You pay top dollar for a 2year guarantee at the most for faster speeds before data loss from then on it's a gamble when your SSD will crap out on you or not.
>>51786097
>You also have a 2/5 chance at getting a fake one as many retailers bought poor quality SSDs with terrible performance that are bundled in the good/better SSD groups.
[citation needed]
>>51786097
>You also have a 2/5 chance at getting a fake one as many retailers bought poor quality SSDs with terrible performance that are bundled in the good/better SSD groups.
where the fuck do you buy your hardware? some nigga on the corner?
SSDs and HDDs can both fail, obviously, but SSDs usually fail more predictably.
>>51786106
Google is your friend. Also the ones that last 2years or less are the fraudulent ones that are sold for top dollar. The only way of telling the difference between real and fake is either opening it up yourself and comparing what a real one looks like or religiously checking your SSDs lifespan
Why does this thread even fucking exist? You're arguing over the merits of purchasing something that costs the same as a McDonald's happy meal for 5.
Besides, SSDs will soon be obsolete tech and viewed as just a stepping stone to PCIe based storage
>>51786155
That's not a citation.
The ones that come in hp suck ass, we constantly replace them at work.
Data loss like a mofo
>>51786157
>PCIe based storage
You mean PCIe SSDs?
>>51785840
Only 120gb here as well but does one really need more? Given that I only have Windows and 2 games on it
>>51786157
>PCIe based storage
that's just an interface, you can't store data in a PCIe lane. they're still gonna be SSDs, just connected over PCIe instead of SATA.
>>51786149
Kek......
>>51786159
Keep falling for the SSD meme then friend I gave you information where you could find it. Only you can decide where you want to spend your money.
>>51786157
Pcie based storage will still be ssd...........
>>51785995
>shorter life span than an HDD
where did you read that crap? ssd's last 10 years
>>51786201
I just downloaded Just Cause 3 and GTA V. between the two of them I just used around 80gb.
I argue the minimum is 250gb.
>not owning a 4TB M.2 PCIe SSD
>2015
Hopefully at some point in th enear future there will be fast non volatile ram with high enough capacity replacing the need for SSDs as far as boot time is concerned.
The speeds are a lie.
t. SSD owner.
>>51786218
>just Google it
Nah, you're full of shit and you should feel bad.
>>51786729
Brand? Model?
>>51785564
Unless you're writing 50GB evenly across all cells a day your SSD is not going to die because of writelife.
>>51786031
thinkin about samsung, kingston or intel
>>51786055
There is spare slot in my laptop, ill keep hdd for documents, videos. SSD will be for OS and some heavy games so i'm planing on getting 256gb at least
They cost like 100euros for samsung, intels are a bit more expensive about 120euros for cheapest 256gb version
>>51786746
>Brand? Model?
840 EVO 120GB
>there are still ssd naysayers
jesus christ, get a job. They're so economical now it's not funny, the only reason to be buying a hard drive is if you want bulk storage.
>>51785995
This is like owning a racecar and running street tires because racing slicks cost more and wear out faster.
You're basically a luddite or a poorfag if you don't have your OS running on one now.
>>51786729
>SATA SSD
top lol
500gb ssd increases the usability of your computer a hundred times more than upgrading to the next tier of meme processor
>>51785564
Holy shit, guys like you still actuall exist? It's 2015 ffs.
>>51785564
I don't need much space but I need my blazing fast random writes/reads(that means, virtually all usual activity. Let's be fair, torrenting is not a usual activity but even then I have a hdd for that). Ssd is a no-brainer choice for me.
>>51786838
I make close to $3k a month with next to no bills, I have money. I just want to buy reliable hardware instead of memetier products with write limitations
>>51787126
>write limitations
i've had one of my SSDs for 2-3 years now and it's still at 96% remaining life. unless you're writing 24/7, this is not an issue.
>>51785564
Anyone wonder what OP will be like at 80?
I mean our grandparents grew up with next to no modern tech and they aren't as retarded.
>>51787154
I compile locally and git is heavily part of my workflow, I also have animu torrents etc
My coworker's Macbook's SSD died after like a year of work, he probably writes a little more than me because of some of the specific technologies he's running but it would be close and I'm not interested in having a drive brick after only a year
>>51787055
>238GB
fucking pleb
>>51787177
>I compile locally and git is heavily part of my workflow
not a problem, i do the same
>>51787177
>I also have animu torrents etc
you'd put those on a HDD anyway, SSDs aren't for storage
>>51787126
Samsung 850 500gb
>>51787223
I bought it for 130€. I don't see how that is expensive unless you compare it to HDDs.
>>51786729
This picture keeps triggering me, what mobo do you have?
A SSD is undeniably fast, but you're trading data persistence and space for speed, I prefer using good old platter drives.
>>51785611
>asian OLs in tight skirts and shirt
I like this meme, it makes my drive go solid state.
>>51785564
>These are just a meme /g/?
No
>You surely don't sacrifice your writes and space for these things?
I use HDDs for storage so i don't sacrifice anything.
>>51787247
ssd's are more reliable than hdd's
>>51787216
>>51787223
Alright I have a laptop build coming up so I'll give it a shot, I'm willing to believe my coworker's situation was an older SSD
It should be a good environment for it anyways because I use my tower at home for torrenting etc
SSD's are a god send for gamers, some games have ridiculous load times
>>51787243
>This picture keeps triggering me, what mobo do you have?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128506
>>51787243
What's wrong with the pic?
>>51787341
my shitty laptop has better speeds
>>51787350
spinning disk?
no it doesnt lol
>>51787374
>implying i have a spinning disk on my laptop
>>51787384
>ur ssd is worse than mi ssd
>bought two SSDs
>120gb each
>Raid 0
>One of them failed like two months later
>Haven't RMAd it yet
>It's been 3 years
Ehh
>>51787432
>RAID 0 on ssds
Are you poor? A pcie SSD with 400GB and 2200MB/s read can be had for $400
>>51785564
>boot time with hdd: 1 and a half minutes
>boot time after switching to ssd: 15 seconds
That doesn't reaaly sound like a meme, anon
>>51787479
Forgot to add the link
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Solid-State-Series-SSDPEDMW400G4R5-PCI-Express/dp/B00UHJJQAY
I bought a 480gb Sandisk Ultra II during the black friday deals, cost me $160au when posted.
I then spent more than that last weekend, went go karting with some bros, then got a feed and hit the movies.
There will be no excuse not to have a delicious SSD in everything in 2016.
>>51787479
>1x PCIe SSD
Are you poor? 2x 512gb Samsung SM951s in RAID0 will break your benchmark programs and can had for $780
>2015
>having only 1 form of storage
Come on it's like you faggots don't even try. I've got the 500GB Samsung EVO 850 for my OS/applications/games and two WD Blues in RAID 1 for my data. I have Windows set up to download everything to my E: drive so I don't download anything directly on to my SSD. The way I see it if my SSD fails, whatever, I can just replace it and reinstall Windows, I won't lose anything of importance. My data is where I'm concerned. That's why I've got my HDDs in RAID 1. If one fails I still have the second.
>>51786647
You won't even need RAM when 3D-XPoint hits the market.
>>51787585
>unironicially using RAID on consumer hardware
>>51787664
I have a 250gb SSD for windows and a 960gb for vidya and shit, and just use a combination of 1 and 2tb external HDDs for movies/music/vidyaISOs, etc.
>>51787739
And what's wrong with using RAID as a consumer. RAID1 is great, I don't have to manually back my shit up to a different drive.
>>51787805
raid is the best backup
>>51787805
RAID is not backup
>>51785564
whats a fast HDD these days?
>>51787833
>>51787805
>raid
>backup
what happened to my /g/?
>>51787909
>What's a fast sailing shit these days?
>What's a fast steam locomotive these days?
>What's a fast propeller aircraft these days?
>>51787935
>sailing shit
freudian af desu senpai
>>51787935
well?
>>51786277
>M.2
>PCIe
uhh...
Question I've always had, will constant saving during games decrease SSD life? For example, I'm playing Witcher 3 on death March and I save every 15 minutes, with hundreds of hours of gameplay. Any big concern?
I have an HP pavilion 15 laptop i5. It works fine, boots in seconds and handles everything I throw at it (e.g browsing, watching films, PowerPoint, light Photoshop). Can someone tell me why buying an SSD would be beneficial? Is it something to do with the long-term? Really curious have some savings to spend so was wondering.
>>51788080
Broseph, stop worrying.
Pic related, unless you're saving 1gb every time it's not a concern.
By the time your SSD dies, you'll be able to replace it with one 4x the size for less than a few pizzas.
>>51788027
most PCIe SSDs are just PCIe M.2 adapters with an M.2 drive mounted on them
>>51788101
It'll be an order of magnitude faster and much more reliable.
Bump your laptop and the hard drive is fucked. Throw it out of a moving car and the SSD won't give the slightest hint of a shit.
I use an SSHD like a real fucking man.
>>51788162
Your faggot ass probably also drives a hybrid and only ever buys half-and-half pizzas
Commit or don't, bitch
>>51788133
Thanks, its just a cheap Mushkin SSD but they got decent reviews so its all good. Appreciate the response. Load times so much better.
>>51786276
but anon, you can only play one of those at a time so simply delete the one you aren't using.
>>51788168
You’re jealous of the slick speeds of an SSD and the space and price of an HDD. Literally best of both worlds. No reason not to plop one right into your computer.
>>51788208
Except they're not as fast as an SSD, are still susceptible to shocks and are more expensive than a normal hard drive.
You can get a 500gb SSD for $100us these days.
>>51787858
And how is RAID not a back up solution? I'd understand you're issue if I was talking about RAID5 or something but I'm talking RAID1. Mirroring drives. What would RAID1 be used for other than backing up data, or at least data redundancy? I use RAID1 on my servers at work for their OS drives so if one fails its not a big deal to replace it without losing anything on the server or even having it go down. Seriously Mr tech guru, enlighten me on what RAID1 should actually be used for?
260 euros for 850 Evo 1 tb aint bad.
>>51788144
>bump your laptop
What?
Plebs
>>51788467
somebody post what a 7200 rpm hard drive gets on this thing. i don't know what these numbers mean or even if they're better than a mechanical.
>>51787858
>>51787922
And before you tell me that a fire or thieves would defeat the purpose for back up well you're right. But my external drive would be fucked too. And yeah RAID only gives you the latest version of the file but honestly that's all I need. Ieam I have all my data on a seperate drive from when I migrated to my new rig so I have that in case of emergencies but otherwise I'm just concerned about drive failure. Gotten fucked far too many times with having a drive shit out not to have some form of redundancy.
>>51788467
>>51788492
seriously, i want to know if there's even any improvement here or if i spent forty bucks on a meme.
>>51788492
>Don't know what these numbers mean
It means you can transfer shit between [magic device] at 7gb/s
SATA3 maxes out at 500mb/s and velociraptors at 200mb/s
>>51788492
150 MB/s sequential read write
>>51788516
Here's my mechanical HDD
Congrats, your 40 bucks SSD is about twice as fast in sequential data, and about 10 to 100 times as fast in random data.
>>51788291
RAID is for mechanical failures. Your data could still get fucked in some other way (ransomware, accidental deletion) and RAID1 will just make sure that the corrupt data is safely stored on two drives.
You should know this.
>>51788524
SATA3 maxes out at ~5Gb/s not 500mb/s
>>51788524
[magic device] = RAMDISK
>>51788563
Also, here's my ramdisk, get rekd.
>>51788602
He probably meant MegaBytes instead of milibits.
One day people will use the proper units.
>>51788516
>>51788524
Pic related, 5400rpm 2.5" drive
Getting pretty long in the teeths these days, i mainly just use it as a torrentbox because it uses like 15w at idle.
>>51788624
>1.5GB Ramdisk
Pleb you cant even put visual studio in that
>>51788602
Or i could use consistent units when talking to somebody who doesn't know what a gigabit is you hopeless fuck
>>51788643
I only use it for Firefox
I have 8GB RAM
>people talking about the minimum size being 250 GB
kek
>>51788646
i doubt that person will know what a milibit is "you hopeless fuck"
shouls i fall into le m.2?
>>51788656
Is a ramdisk for cache any good if you have an SSD already?
I doubt i'd see any difference
Will someone kindly explain all this RAMDISK thing?
I have 16GB DDR4, can i "install" programs directly on the RAM or what?
Help pls.
I can't tell if everyone is trolling or retarded.
SSD for OS + frequently used programs
HDD for all storage.
Just get whatever size SSD you can afford and like 10TB of HDD space.
>>51788684
I dunno, I didn't test the difference
I only want to shitpost at 10GB/s
>>51788688
As the name says, you make your OS think that 2-4GB of that RAM is actually storage, like another small HDD in your machine.
Then you can put OS/browser/whatever on that 'drive' and every read/write to those 4GB are lightning fast.
>>51788688
Download softperfect ramdisk
you choose x GB of ram and it will appear as a standard disk.
But you lose the content if you dont back it up before rebooting
>>51788688
yes, you can turn a part of your RAM into a drive.
When you boot your computer, the drive will be loaded into the RAM, and when you shut down, it will get written back on the SSD/HDD.
For example, you can make a 8GB RAMDisk. 50% of your ram will be in use then, but you will get a 8GB drive which let's you install or store whatever you want on it, and it will be fast as lightning.
>>51788691
pretty much what i did:
>/ on SSD
>/tmp and /home on HDD
>>51788668
That's why i used mb/s
You know, megabytes. Like any non-autist measures shit in.
>>51788688
Download program
Make 4gb ramdisk
Windows detects a new drive
You now have something that behaves like a 20-SSD-RAID0 setup
Does NOT save when power is off unless you set that up specifically
Would recommend only is UPS/laptop
>>51788710
>>51788711
>>51788712
Thanks. And is the performance difference noticeable compared to my SSD?
I have a 850 EVO.
>>51788731
Depends on the program you run on it.
Just test it.
>>51786256
They die after 10tb of writes which anyone who isn't a hormone does in a year
>>51788731
just copy a 2GB shit on the ramdisk and then ctrl c ctrl v it.
the transfer box wont even have the time to show up that your shit will be copied already.
But if you want a real use case, try putting some game on it and you'll probably have faster loading times
>>51788750
Nice bait
>>51788730
>That's why i used mb/s
>mb/s
>megabyte
m=mili
M=mega
b=bit
B=byte
s=second
mb=milibit
MB=megabyte
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte
>>51788776
Nobody cares, autist.
>>51788798
I'm glad you finally understood how stupid you are, have a nice day
>>51788806
It's milli, not mili
>>51788817
you are correct, my bad
>>51788806
I'm glad you're so autismal it triggers you when i say my hard drive does 70mb/s
>>51788863
At least autism can be controlled, stupidity can not
>>51788894
Your autism must be out of control when you go out into the real world and realize less than 0.1% of the people around you know what a millibit is and even less give a shit
Now excuse me while i enjoy my 400mb/s SSD and transfer a movie onto my SD card at 20mb/s
>>51788911
that SSD of yours suck, you should open it to see if it isnt a chinese USB in a fancy case
>>51788750
yeah, no.
>>51788954
>Not having your SSD full
What's the point otherwise nigga
>>51786157
>PCIe based storage
So if they aren't going to be PCIe SSDs they'll be PCIe HDD
Get a load of this faggot8
>>51789012
>2017
>Driving down street
>Hear a sound like a jet engine from hell coming from a house
>Stop to check just in case somebody accidentally opened a portal to the 19th plane
>Person sitting there playing Crysis 4
>Ask them what's up
>It's their PCIe hard drive hitting 200,000rpm when loading the level
>Get back in your car as all the glass in the street shatters and roof of the house starts collapsing
SSDs are a meme is a meme.
Jesus fucking Christ, how is this fucking argument still going?
>>51787479
What about in 2012?
>>51787479
>not applying RAID0 to 4 PCIe SSDs
are you poor or something?
>>51785599
So the manufacturers say, but I don't take chances. /var goes on a HD, and /tmp goes in tmpfs usually(if not it goes on the HD too). I'd put /home, swap if I used any, and with OpenBSD, /altroot, and /pkg-cache on the HD anyway so it's not like I wouldn't already be partitioning across multiple disks anyway.
>>51787126
> makes average wage
> brags
kek
>>51789042
200000 rpm on something that size isnt noisy at all. ever used a loaded centrifuge in microbio?
>>51785742
Windows requires swap no matter what. For any sensible OS, if it's just your home desktop the only reason you'd need swap under most circumstances is if you used hibernation/sleep for some reason. Other than that it's probably always going to just be wasted space.
>>51787177
>Macbook's SSD died after like a year
Yeah, well... Apple has been known to buy the shittiest components for their Macbooks... like shitty reject TLC NAND Samsung SSDs.
Not sure why you're surprised, anon.
>SSD "meme"
Are you retarded
>bought Samsung 840 Pro 128GB some years ago
>never regretted it
>>51791918
>is someone on /g/ retarded?
No. No, there's really not an existing word or concept that fully describes a lot of the people around here. Sure 'retard,' 'faggot' or even 'man-child' gives you an idea of just who you're dealing with but it's like describing the Mona Lisa as a doodle.
I've literally never seen so much false and misinformation and so many tech illiterate retards in a thread
You idiots should be ashamed of yourselves
>>51792513
>>51791722
the only time you'll hear a noisy centrifuge is in the brief moment before it bursts
fucking undergrads
>>51785564
5 practical reasons to use an SSD:
>Full Disk Encryption won't make it unbearably slow
>Virtualizing multiple guests (especially Windows/Windows Server ones)
>It can probably survive an earthquake
>You can open your anime super fast!
>>51785564
Jesus fuck how many years has this thread been made? Are all 77 of you fucking mentally handicapped in some way?
>>51785564
regular hard drives fall victim to rotational velocidensity, ssds do not.
>>51785564
>6 year old early-gen SSD used 24/7 daily as OS drive is still running perfectly
>mechanical drives barely used as storage have last 1-2 years average
quite the meme indeed.
>>51785742
I use zcache for my swap.
But it's pretty laughable to think people are still trying to argue against SSDs. Couple years ago you would have to worry about writes but now it dun matter.
>>51788205
yeah and wreck it quicker by deleting/reinstalling huegasfuck games over and over.
I did everything I could to reduce writes, and the health still drops so fast.
Heck I can't even make it to 200TB at this rate while the endurance test SSD shills are saying 750TB+ with drives reaching PBs.
>>51788516
That looks like it's plugged into a SataII port, do you even have AHCI enabled?
>>51796490
>>51796509
>>51796278
This is SATA2. That's just bad.
This is a reminder that CrystalDiskInfo is at 6.6.0
CrystalDiskMark is at 5.1.0
>>51797098
and what good are the updated versions?
they don't make your shit any faster.
>>51797130
[2015/12/09] CrystalDiskInfo 6.6.0 - History
*CrystalDiskInfo does not support NVMe devices, yet.
◦Added SAMSUNG SM951 (AHCI only) support
◦Added OCZ TRION100, Vector 180, Vertex 460A, Saber 1000, ARC 100 support
◦Added PANASONIC RP-SSB240GAK support
◦Added Crucial BX100, BX200 support
◦Added KINGSTON SKC310S37A, SHSS37A and SV310S37A support
◦Added Max 64 drives support
◦Built with Visual C++ 2015 Update1
Support for newer drives.
>>51786729
>ssd owner
does nobody on 4chan have a job except me? this thread is full retard like ssds are new or something.
>>51786031
what about mSATA ssd?
>>51785590
I'm a student without a source of income and I grabbed a 480gb one for $110 on black friday. Maybe if I was a NEET basementdweller, then I wouldn't be able to get one.
>>51785564
I keep an SSD for OS/some gaymen, HDD for data.
People who say there's no difference are trolling or never used one. IMO best computer purchase I've made on par with a second (and eventually third) monitor.
If SSDs are a meme, they are the best fucking meme ever. I bought a 256GB ssd 3 years ago and fresh installed windows 7 onto it. Son of a bitch booted up to desktop in under 12 seconds. Windows detected it as 253GB of total space. Today, same exact stats, under 12 second boot and 253GB of total space.
>get a cheap SSD
>benchmark it on my desktop
>caps out at 15MB/s read and write
>mechanical drives are just fine at a bit over 115 MB/s
>try it in a Chinkpad I got for next to nothing
>disk benchmark refuses to run, but as far as I can tell, the drive works as fast as it should
>>51798209
What ssd was it?
>>51798241
A cheap-ass PNY Optima I'd gotten for $40. I'm waiting until I can afford a Samsung EVO and then a 2TB mechanical and then all I have to do is figure out how I'll be transferring my shit over. And hopefully those drives won't run like ass for no discernible reason.
>>51785564
Since meme does not mean "Things I don't like", no.
SSDs are superior in every way to HDD except one..
If a SSD fails - you're totally fucked. DriveSavers can't get shit off it.
>>51799082
>not backing your shit up
are the speeds of my hard drive normal?
how would an SSD compare to these speeds?
>>51791659
Just get a burner ssd for swap and tmp.
Amazon has a used samsung ssd for 10 dollars.
Get one for swap, one for temp.
>>51786097
Anyone sane would be backing up their data.
Anyway, I've only had one ssd fail me, and I got in the second generation, and have something like 10 or so now, and I use them all.
I've had hdds fail every year or so, until I started phasing them out.
>>51787223
>>51787154
>>51787177
>>51787262
Also, who cares if it fails?
You've got everything backed up with git, I promise you, the amount of time you will save diffing, grepping, and nearly every programming related task, which is often heavily disk tied, will more than pay for even buying a new disk every year, which won't happen.
I really don't like the current meme of calling everything a meme. And fuck you OP SSDs are the biggest single upgrade you can make to existing hardware
>>51786772
Even 50GB a day isn't enough.
The last SSD "death stress test" that I read tested like 6 mainstream models from 2013, the 840 EVO died first at like 750TB written, with like 3 models making it past 1 PB.
Even at 50GB a day, that's still somewhere around 15000+ days to reach that 750GTB mark. That is 41 fucking years.
People need to stop pussin' out and just using their fucking SSDs. It is there to make your computing faster, empty space is wasted space.
Reminder to use HDtune for benchmarking.
Crystaldisk doesn't give you a realistic reading.
Damn thing didn't even notice the slowing down problem that my Samshits had.
Can't wait till the prices start coming down on the 1TB drives.
The moment the prices drop down to near 250$ I'm getting one.
I bet the prices are going to fall like a rock during the next year, so many new players entering the markets.
>>51801552
Pretty much.
Keep your backups, and enjoy the speed.
When it dies, get a new one that's twice the size, for the same price.
Haven't actually had one die yet, but I've gone from 60 gig, to 120 gig, to 256 gig, and now 512 gig ssd, it's pretty nice.
>>51801552
You're on /g/, where the point of the computer is not what you do on it, but obsessively checking its temperature, ram usage and aesthetics.
>>51801583
/thread
>>51788684
if you have an SSD just turn on Rapid Mode, it's basically caching with RAM and turning it into nitrous
>>51785564
If you get a recent drive it isn't an issue. I just visited Micron's fab in Manassas and they guarantee readability on all their flash products out to 10 years now. They basically abuse the shit out of the device and inspect the gate degradation to extrapolate out with a certain error margin.
>>51801552
Whenever I buy new tires for my car, I take the bus everywhere so I don't wear the tires out.
