[PLUG-TALK] Solid state drive reliability

[Larry Brigman]

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com>wrote:

> When I originally configured a work server, we had planned on
> scanning a lot of documents to it, and I built it with a 2TB (!)
> hard disk drive.  Well, it turns out we will probably need less
> than 80GB for the forseeable future, and I want to build an off
> site hot spare with an identical drive, so I am thinking I will
> get two 80GB solid state drives.
>
> Intel gets good ratings for reliability, better than hard disk
> according to some reviews (SSD used to be flaky).  We value
> reliability over rock bottom price.  Speed is good, but not
> essential.
>
> Any experiences to share?
>
>
We have evaluated SSD for quite a while and are just now gearing up to
deploy them.
The reliability is good but what you need to watch is performance.  The
drive can function but
the performance can fall off without triggering any smart trips.
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