Return-Path: Received: from nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.158.232.236] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4994709 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:00:52 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-26.01(7.0.4.26.0) 64bit (built Jul 13 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MJ700GTTPOQVA60@nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:07:39 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8327,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-03-05_09:2013-03-05,2013-03-05,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1303050224 From: Jim Curtis MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_8CE09BCB-A0A2-49FB-BA0D-AAABE6A43C6F" Subject: Re: [AE] SSD brand question Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:07:37 -0600 In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-id: <2624CC29-8E66-4DC9-8577-D9D309AD6722@me.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) --Apple-Mail=_8CE09BCB-A0A2-49FB-BA0D-AAABE6A43C6F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Same here. It's critical in my neighborhood, where I get spikes or = brown-outs fairly consistently. My APCs beep when they feel an = interruption, and I hear several a day. I may have achieved overkill, but I have my main rig on three separate = supplies: one for my MacPro, one for my 8-drive RAID, and one for = everything else. I'm a safety man. Small price to pay for not having to recover from continual power = interruptions. BTW, with an 8-drive SAS RAID, I don't feel the need for SSD. I get = around 2G/s io, which is what I use for my Adobe caches, ftg, etc. I = only reboot when I have to, so start-up times off an internal HD isn't = killing me. And with 32G RAM, I don't need SSD as much for faster VM = swaps. =20 However, I think my next laptop will definitely have SSD in it. I can = see the advantage there. On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:50 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: > Indeed. I couldn't imagine running our computers without them. >=20 > - Chris >=20 > ________________________________________________ > Chris Meyer | Crish Design > http://www.crishdesign.com >=20 >=20 > On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote: >=20 >> Isn't it always wise to use a UPS (except, maybe, with a laptop)? >>=20 >>> Perhaps wise to plan on a UPS. >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_8CE09BCB-A0A2-49FB-BA0D-AAABE6A43C6F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Same = here. It's critical in my neighborhood, where I get spikes or = brown-outs fairly consistently. My APCs beep when they feel an = interruption, and I hear several a day.

I may have = achieved overkill, but I have my main rig on three separate supplies: = one for my MacPro, one for my 8-drive RAID, and one for everything else. = I'm a safety man.

Small price to pay for = not having to recover from continual power = interruptions.

BTW, with an 8-drive SAS RAID, I = don't feel the need for SSD. I get around 2G/s io, which is what I = use for my Adobe caches, ftg, etc. I only reboot when I have to, = so start-up times off an internal HD isn't killing me. And with = 32G RAM, I don't need SSD as much for faster VM swaps. =

However, I think my next laptop will = definitely have SSD in it. I can see the advantage = there.

On Mar 5, = 2013, at 5:50 PM, Chris Meyer wrote:

Indeed. I couldn't imagine = running our computers without them.

- = Chris

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Chris Meyer | Crish Design
http://www.crishdesign.com

On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote:

Isn't it always wise to use a = UPS (except, maybe, with a laptop)?

Perhaps wise to plan on a = UPS.

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