[ncolug] Re: SSDs have a 'bleak' future, researchers say

  • From: "DiGioia, Larry" <larry.digioia@xxxxxx>
  • To: "ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:59:11 +0000

I have been using an SSD on my main linux machine for 3 years now. I have them 
in other desktops and laptops as well, never had an issue, as long as I follow 
certain guidelines when building the machine -

1.) make sure the controller (chipset) is up to it
2.) update the firmware
3.) make sure the machine is set to use AHCI - see 
http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Solid-State-Drives-SSD/Why-do-i-need-AHCI-with-a-SSD-Drive-Guide-Here-Crucial-AHCI-vs/td-p/57078

My opinion is that I will scrap the computer before I reach end-of-life on 
writes. I wouldn't put one in a server yet though.

-----Original Message-----
From: ncolug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncolug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Kory Pounds
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:50 AM
To: NCOLUG
Subject: [ncolug] SSDs have a 'bleak' future, researchers say

I would really like everyone's opinion on this one. I say this because I am 
really looking forward to using SSD drives when the price finally comes down to 
affordability for me. The speeds of SSD's are great.
However I already knew that after a long time (maybe 10,000 writes) some 
degradation will start anyhow. We find there some degradation in everything 
after a long time. In this article we find that as NAND densities increase, 
there tends to be more read/write latencies and data errors. Is the future of 
SSD's really that cloudy? Please take a read here and let everyone know what 
you think:

https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224322/SSDs_have_a_bleak_future_researchers_say

Thanks everyone!

Kory Pounds

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