[mythtvnz] CF card as system drive

[Kenneth Dixon]

I ordered a couple of these last week to do something similar
http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=436517
Silicon Power eSATA/USB SSD 8GB.
I was going to software RAID them to try and get some extra performance.
Seem to be good value at ~$55, claim 90MB/s read, but reviews suggest
closer to 60MB/s.
One peculiarity is that most esata ports don't provide power, so must
be powered by usb.
If you can wait till the weekend I will tell you how they perform.

Ken

2009/11/18 Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Noel & Di <noel at igrin.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Steve Hodge wrote:
>> > According to pricespy 8G CF cards start around $40.
>> >
>> > Of course it may be that the original poster already has a CF card
>> > spare as well.
>> So the consensus is an 8GB card should be enough, and an SD class 6
>> (6MB/S) is fast enough for a system drive?
>> It is understood the boot up time is irrelevant because the machine runs
>> 24/7 anyway.
>
> Speed shouldn't be a problem. Whether 8GB is enough depends on what  else
> you're installing. My system has a 10GB root partition which is 80% full,
> but I run Gentoo which chews up a couple of gig in package management. If
> you're using a distro with binary packages and only running Myth I think
> you'll be fine with 8GB.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
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