Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob - SV650.org

Mark_h · 12-09-12, 10:26 AM

I've got an EEEpc netbook thing running XP and have been considering an SSD drive for it to replace the traditional one. Hoping it will run cooler, use less power and possibly wake up even faster than it does now. .

I can get a 128gb OCZ drive for about £55.

Apart form improved robustness will SSD give me the heat/power/speed I'm looking for and can you get me a significantly better deal?

Fallout · 12-09-12, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark_h

Hoping it will run cooler, use less power and possibly wake up even faster than it does now...

It does all those things.

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Originally Posted by Mark_h

Apart form improved robustness

But not that. My understanding is that SSD are still at a state where the technology is less reliable in the long term than a good quality HD. Obviously they can take the knocks a HD cannot, but for a static PC, I believe currently you will encounter read/write problems sooner than you would with a normal HD.

DJ123 · 12-09-12, 04:21 PM

I'll check prices in work tomorrow for you. As for reliability, they are generally good for 1 millions hour usage.

DJ123 · 12-09-12, 04:22 PM

And you don't need to defrag an SSD. By defragging it you can damage it (that's what I remember)

Fallout · 12-09-12, 07:36 PM

An SSD drive may operate for a million hours, but the life span comes from the number of possible read/write cycles of the flash cells. The reason why defragging is damaging is because there are loads of read/writes in order to sequence all the data.

I don't know what the levels are at these days, and obviously it would vary based on memory quality, but eventually the flash cells fail, and I believe under normal usage conditions this is still earlier than a comparible HD would. So say your HD can last 5 years being caned for video editing, your SSD drive will last less. But other than that, they are quality.

DJ123 · 12-09-12, 09:14 PM

same with HDD's, make, quality of build and what you use it for. I imagine Dad only using it as a net book (surfing the net) it'll be fine as it's only really going to be used as a boot drive, with the odd saving of documents.
I wouldn't reccommend it if you were always doing transfers of files and data

Fallout · 12-09-12, 09:32 PM

Yeah, sounds like good advice. Not sure if reading wears out the cells. If not, they'd be good for games. Quick loading, but not much writing needed after the first install, so good for long life. Worth looking into me thinks as I'll have to rebuild my compo soon!

12-09-12, 10:26 AM	#1
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob I've got an EEEpc netbook thing running XP and have been considering an SSD drive for it to replace the traditional one. Hoping it will run cooler, use less power and possibly wake up even faster than it does now. . I can get a 128gb OCZ drive for about £55. Apart form improved robustness will SSD give me the heat/power/speed I'm looking for and can you get me a significantly better deal? __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

12-09-12, 04:21 PM	#3
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob I'll check prices in work tomorrow for you. As for reliability, they are generally good for 1 millions hour usage. __________________ BMW F800ST

12-09-12, 04:22 PM	#4
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob And you don't need to defrag an SSD. By defragging it you can damage it (that's what I remember) __________________ BMW F800ST

12-09-12, 07:36 PM	#5
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob An SSD drive may operate for a million hours, but the life span comes from the number of possible read/write cycles of the flash cells. The reason why defragging is damaging is because there are loads of read/writes in order to sequence all the data. I don't know what the levels are at these days, and obviously it would vary based on memory quality, but eventually the flash cells fail, and I believe under normal usage conditions this is still earlier than a comparible HD would. So say your HD can last 5 years being caned for video editing, your SSD drive will last less. But other than that, they are quality. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music) Last edited by Fallout; 12-09-12 at 07:37 PM.

12-09-12, 09:14 PM	#6
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob same with HDD's, make, quality of build and what you use it for. I imagine Dad only using it as a net book (surfing the net) it'll be fine as it's only really going to be used as a boot drive, with the odd saving of documents. I wouldn't reccommend it if you were always doing transfers of files and data __________________ BMW F800ST

12-09-12, 09:32 PM	#7
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Calling Daddyjob and/or Bob Yeah, sounds like good advice. Not sure if reading wears out the cells. If not, they'd be good for games. Quick loading, but not much writing needed after the first install, so good for long life. Worth looking into me thinks as I'll have to rebuild my compo soon! __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

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