Re: [gentoo-user] SDD strategies...

[Michael]

On Tuesday, 17 March 2020 08:35:10 GMT Andrea Conti wrote:
> Hello,
>
> > SSDs are a common replacement for HDs nowaday -- but I still trust my
> > HDs more than this "flashy" things...call me retro or oldschool, but
> > it my current "Bauchgefühl" (gut feeling).
>
> The days of shitty JMicron stuff and OCZ drives dropping like flies are
> long gone...

O_O

I have gentoo booting and running off an OCZ drive since the beginning of 
2014.  Emerges are on /tmp and /var/ is on a spinning disk.  Everything is 
still running (keeps fingers crossed).

I recall a statement from a guy who works in a data centre with 10s of 
thousands of drives, that SSDs have become more reliable than spinning disks.  
His replacement rate for spinning drives was significantly higher and their 
life span shorter.  In his vew the business case for moving the whole farm to 
SSD was clear from a TCO perspective, not withstanding read/write access 
benefits.

I should note I have left some space unallocated on the OCZ for wear levelling 
reasons - this may have helped in its longevity.  In any case, regular back 
ups of the SSD will come in their own if the drive dies before I replace the 
PC.