SSD Vs HDD - General - Facepunch Forum

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqnL3jX3dik&feature=player_embedded[/media] :aaaaa:

That was truly awesome. How much am I going to have to dig for it?

Yes, let's listen to the head of the marketing department for a company that makes SSDs for an unbiased comparison. They're faster, yes. But solid state drives have a limited read/write rate and they still aren't worth the extra cost.

[img]http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7171/ssd.png[/img]

Aren't Intel's SSDs the best at the moment?

That was awesome! But then I read the Wikipedia article on SSDs and it says that it 'wears out.' :( [editline]04:34PM[/editline] It's like in Diablo when you get ethereal weapons that you can't repair.

[QUOTE=angelangel;18711270]That was awesome! But then I read the Wikipedia article on SSDs and it says that it 'wears out.' :( [editline]04:34PM[/editline] It's like in Diablo when you get ethereal weapons that you can't repair.[/QUOTE] Hard Drives have lifetimes as well so the real question is which one generally lasts longer.

I like SSD's because they're very durable as well, you can drop it on the floor and it will be just fine.

[QUOTE=angelangel;18711270]That was awesome! But then I read the Wikipedia article on SSDs and it says that it 'wears out.' :( [editline]04:34PM[/editline] It's like in Diablo when you get ethereal weapons that you can't repair.[/QUOTE] You'll probably have the data backed up if you've been utilizing the SSD to its full potential for 136 years. Assuming normal use I wouldn't be surprised if a SSD could last for 200/300 years.

[QUOTE=WhatCannon?;18711645]You'll probably have the data backed up if you've been utilizing the SSD to its full potential for 136 years. Assuming normal use I wouldn't be surprised if a SSD could last for 200/300 years.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't the performance be shit even after half of that? [editline]05:51PM[/editline] But, I guess even at that it would still be better than a HDD.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs[/media] This is the way to go, i want one.

:wtc: How much did all that cost?

[QUOTE=angelangel;18712007]:wtc: How much did all that cost?[/QUOTE] My guess is over 10k.

PCI-E SSDs are even faster, but they easily go over €3000.

[QUOTE=Figgis Fiddis;18711244][img]http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7171/ssd.png[/img][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=acds;18712433]PCI-E SSDs are even faster, [B]but they easily go over €3000[/B].[/QUOTE] :gonk:

[QUOTE=nVidia;18711871][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs[/media] This is the way to go, i want one.[/QUOTE] did he just defrag an SSD? what an idiot.

[QUOTE=Porcupine162;18725629]did he just defrag an SSD? what an idiot.[/QUOTE] It's not like what he did was that great. He was using Auslogics Disk Defrag which scans incredibly fast and he only actually defragged one file.

[QUOTE=Teh Zip File;18725814]It's not like what he did was that great. He was using Auslogics Disk Defrag which scans incredibly fast and he only actually defragged one file.[/QUOTE] The point is that SSD's, by design, do not become fragmented and running a defragmenter on them only causes them to wear out faster.

[QUOTE=nVidia;18711474]I like SSD's because they're very durable as well, you can drop it on the floor and it will be just fine.[/QUOTE] Why would you drop it are you insane.