[Newsbot]

Title: Memory's next big leap: solid-state drives
Category: Tech
Posted By: Regina
Date: 2011-06-15 06:44:21
Canadian

[Bacardi4206]

If you had lots of cash just floating around, SSD's are expensive. Last I checked anyways.

[BartSimpson]

SSD's are also problematic due to their being volatile memory. Basically, you've got a big capacitor that' susceptible to discharge.

I imagine they'll improve, but when a current SSD fails you're hosed. When a hard drive fails there's a myriad of ways to recover data and that will be what keeps the HDD more popular than solid state...for now.

[saturn_656]

Regular backups are essential. A server with a RAID setup is even better. Offsite storage is nice too.

SSD or conventional drive, you should never keep all your eggs in one basket.

[BartSimpson]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Regular backups are essential.

Yep, Jesus saves and so should you!

[sandorski]

Article is a couple years late. I've toyed with the idea of getting one for awhile, but am getting by without one. Bootup times are fantastic with SSD, but I only Bootup a couple times a month. App loading times are also fantastic, but the SSD I'd be willing to pay for would be limited in space so Installing Apps to it would be touch and go. So I continue to wait for significant Price Decreases.

[DrCaleb]

sandorski sandorski:

Article is a couple years late. I've toyed with the idea of getting one for awhile, but am getting by without one. Bootup times are fantastic with SSD, but I only Bootup a couple times a month. App loading times are also fantastic, but the SSD I'd be willing to pay for would be limited in space so Installing Apps to it would be touch and go. So I continue to wait for significant Price Decreases.

I went for a higher end platter style instead of SSD. Western Digital 10kRPM Velociraptor, SATA 3 in a stripe set. About $230 each, so for 1 80GB SSD, I have 900GB that is quite a bit faster than regular HDDs.

On the important real world things . . like games . . I'm not in first overall, but 3rd or 4th after the guys with SSDs. And I'm fragging them before the guys with Dells' even join the game.

[DrCaleb]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Regular backups are essential.

Yep, Jesus saves and so should you!

But Gretzky taps in the rebound!

But yes, back up the things you want to keep! I just lost about 1.8 TB of stuff that was on NAS, but luckily it's stuff that I download (legally! From Microsoft!) so replacing it is just slow. My other NAS's are RAID 5, and I throw them on tape once in a while too.

[desertdude]

SSD netbooks have been available here for a long time now, so what the big deal ?

[canuckns]

This is'nt really news. I've had a 60GB OCZ SSD for about a year now. Running Win 7 Ultimate and have Office and som games installed on it. Cost $150.00 from newegg.com. I love it. Have had issues with it at all.

[herbie]

I've had an SSD for many years. My original Asus EEE with 4 whole gigs.
My Documents and Programs are on a 8 GB camera chip, I still use it every day in the field.
First on I did was a 256MB CF card in an IDE adapter. Never saw Windows98 boot so fast! Used it later to try DSL (Damn Small Linux).

[Tricks]

desertdude desertdude:

SSD netbooks have been available here for a long time now, so what the big deal ?

This. I love the average person's ignorance of technology. Which automatically means any sort of media knows next to nothing.

[Freakinoldguy]

Okay here's a question. Can I mix and match an SSD with a standard harddrive in my computer?

The reason I ask is that I want something for extra storage and if SSD is faster than the old 7200's to maybe put my games on but given the exhorbinant price point I wouldn't want it as my only drive.

[sandorski]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Okay here's a question. Can I mix and match an SSD with a standard harddrive in my computer?

The reason I ask is that I want something for extra storage and if SSD is faster than the old 7200's to maybe put my games on but given the exhorbinant price point I wouldn't want it as my only drive.

No problem, practically everyone does this combo. OS is usually on the SSD and if there's space leftover commonly used Apps get the spare space. Heard of some Installing Games on their SSD, then deleting them once they're done with it.

[Freakinoldguy]

sandorski sandorski:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Okay here's a question. Can I mix and match an SSD with a standard harddrive in my computer?

The reason I ask is that I want something for extra storage and if SSD is faster than the old 7200's to maybe put my games on but given the exhorbinant price point I wouldn't want it as my only drive.

No problem, practically everyone does this combo. OS is usually on the SSD and if there's space leftover commonly used Apps get the spare space. Heard of some Installing Games on their SSD, then deleting them once they're done with it.

Thanks

That may be the way to go then since I already delete things i'm not using off my harddrive.

Now it's off to Tigerdirect to see what I can get for an SSD at a reasonable price.