[mythtvnz] SSD versus rotational HD pricing

Hadley Rich hads at nice.net.nz
Tue Apr 20 05:40:28 BST 2010


On Tue, 2010-04-20 at 16:25 +1200, Daniel Giddens wrote:
> I read many horror stories on the older and cheaper  SSD drives much
> like you describe ... original post again ... be careful what model
> you buy ... the latest X25M series Intels do not have any of the
> longevity issues, performance degrading issue like you describe
> according to the articles..... guess I will find out with time.

Check out this conclusion of an old 2009 article about SSDs; Intel,
Vertex, Samsung and budget models included;

http://anandtech.com/show/2738/31

It's still a good (long) read if you're interested in SSD technology
even if it's a bit dated for prices etc. now.

hads

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