SSD longevity

[Pedro_The_Swift]

so far so good--
The SSD Endurance Experiment: 200TB update - The Tech Report - Page 1 (http://techreport.com/review/25559/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-200tb-update)

[Xenon149]

Yeah that is pretty interesting. The only downside to SSD's is that the flash media that they use has a limited number of read and writes.

[incisor]

Yeah that is pretty interesting. The only downside to SSD's is that the flash media that they use has a limited number of read and writes.

yep

but latest tech is they re flash themselves and the cells come back to new spec and off you go again.

[Eevo]

Yeah that is pretty interesting. The only downside to SSD's is that the flash media that they use has a limited number of read and writes.

and HDD dont last forever either.

SSD life is like 100,000 write cycles
thats like 15 years if your writing every second of the day.
most people dont keep drives that long.

[incisor]

and HDD dont last forever either.

SSD life is like 100,000 write cycles
thats like 15 years if your writing every second of the day.
most people dont keep drives that long.

a defrag can use that many :angel:

100,000 write cycles per data cell

but the new heat and flash stuff automatically regenerates. lifts the cycle to 15 million from memory...

i need more hot showers!

[Eevo]

100,000 write cycles per data cell


haha, good pickup.
and your not meant to defrag a ssd

[cripesamighty]

No idea sorry




but the new heat and flash stuff automatically regenerates. lifts the cycle to 15 million from memory...


Hi Dave,

Wow, that's really cool. What is the new SSD technology called and where can I read about it. I am looking to buy a SSD shortly so wonder if it is worth waiting for one of these new ones instead.

Cheers,

Cripesamighty

[Eevo]

wonder if it is worth waiting for one of these new ones instead.

there will be improvements for the next 10 years. dont wait, cause if you wait 6 months, there will be something else just on the horizon/.

[Andrew D]

What is the new SSD technology called and where can I read about it.

Solid State and Hybrid Drives | Seagate (http://www.seagate.com/au/en/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/)

Almost as cheap as the old HDD.

Regards
Andrew

[djam1]

Can anyone with a Mac beat this?

[Eevo]

^^
im a bit sus.
it writes faster than it reads?