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[76.87.92.46]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id zm1sm29048660pbc.26.2013.03.05.17.59.55 (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:59:56 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:59:53 -0800 From: "Satya G Meka (Lists)" To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [AE] SSD brand question X-Mailer: sparrow 1.6.4 (build 1178) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="5136a319_625558ec_d7" X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQl/BuQXpDvMG5BjjrmE8tQHEYokoQHtnTZ4BfBxq8KqsN+xn2eN8+ssQnCwjIpUVKBxEkVG --5136a319_625558ec_d7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline =46rom what I understand, SSDs are more prone to failure than conventiona= l HDs. Here is an analysis (also funny) by Jeff Atwood. According to his = post, most of them failed before an year. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/05/the-hot-crazy-solid-state-drive-= scale.html regards, Satya. On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 5:53 PM, adam mercado wrote: > A client of mine that does data recovery on hard drives told me =20 > recently about the 'myth' (his words) of SSDs. They are blazing fast =20 > at first, and while they don't deteriorate as such, their performance =20 > wanes over time as writable blocks are reduced. And unlike hard =20 > drives who tend to click and give some audible warning they are about =20 > to fail, SSDs just stop working without any indication. > =20 > This is heresay, and I took it with a grain of salt due to his =20 > possible pro-HD bias, but its interesting to hear some related =20 > comments here. > =20 > =20 > =20 > Adam Mercado > Influxx Media Production > =46ullerton, CA > =20 > Moving Images. =46or Business > 714=C2=B0928=C2=B09896 > http://www.influxx.com > http://www.twitter.com/influxx > http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx > http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive > http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > On Mar 5, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote: > =20 > > That used to be a serious concern for SSDs, but that is mostly a =20 > > thing of the past as hardware gets better and technology marches on. > > =20 > > =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F > > =46rom: After Effects Mail List =5BAE-List=40media-motion.tv (mailto:= AE-List=40media-motion.tv)=5D On Behalf =20 > > Of Robert W. Walker =5Brobertw=40walkersound.com (mailto:robertw=40wa= lkersound.com)=5D > > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:35 AM > > To: After Effects Mail List > > Subject: Re: =5BAE=5D SSD brand question > > =20 > > I'm also interested in any anecdotes about the wisdom of using SSD =20 > > as a > > cache drive given that I have read that the drives have a =22limited > > number of write cycles=22(=3F) and progressively deteriorating perfor= mance > > over time because of it=3F > > =20 > > Robert W. 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=46rom what I understand, SSDs are more prone to failure than convent= ional HDs. Here is an analysis (also funny) by Jeff Atwood. According to = his post, most of them failed before an year.


regards,
Satya.
=20

On Tuesday, March 5, 2= 013 at 5:53 PM, adam mercado wrote:

A client of mine that does data = recovery on hard drives told me
recently about the 'myth' (hi= s words) of SSDs. They are blazing fast
at first, and while t= hey don't deteriorate as such, their performance
wanes over t= ime as writable blocks are reduced. And unlike hard
drives wh= o tend to click and give some audible warning they are about
= to fail, SSDs just stop working without any indication.

This is heresay, and I took it with a grain of salt due to his <= /div>
possible pro-HD bias, but its interesting to hear some related =
comments here.



Adam Mercado
Influxx Media Production
=46ull= erton, CA

Moving Images. =46or Business
714=C2=B0928=C2=B09896





On M= ar 5, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote:

That used to be a serious concern for SSD= s, but that is mostly a
thing of the past as hardware gets be= tter and technology marches on.

=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
=46rom: After Effects Mail List =5B= AE-List=40media-motion.t= v=5D On Behalf
Of Robert W. Walker =5Brobertw=40walkersound.com=5D
= Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:35 AM
To: After Effects Mail Li= st
Subject: Re: =5BAE=5D SSD brand question

I'm also interested in any anecdotes about the wisdom of using SSD =
as a
cache drive given that I have read that the dr= ives have a =22limited
number of write cycles=22(=3F) and progr= essively deteriorating performance
over time because of it=3F

Robert W. Walker
Los Angeles
=
-------- Original Messa= ge --------
Subject: =5BAE=5D SSD brand question
=46r= om: Chris Meyer <chris=40= crishdesign.com>
Date: Tue, March 05, 2013 11:57 am
To: =22After Effects Mail List=22 <AE-List=40media-motion.tv>

=

We're looking to spiff up our Mac towers by installin= g SSDs for
the system/program/cache drives.

Before clicking =22Buy=22, we were curious if anyone had experien= ces
with brands that have let them down or that seem to be <= /div>
particularly good value=3F

thanks -
Chris
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