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From: shawn on 30 Dec 2009 14:34
I'd be very interested in going SSD as my main drive, but the lifespan is
always what scares me. I want my data to be relatively safe. Being that the
technology is newer than a hard drive is what worries me since I have no
experience with it.

SMART attributes aren't always a good measure of a drive I'm told. Different
programs read differently. I'm monitoring my drives at work and they list
33% health left. I still had a Windows 98 machine running here up until a
few months ago with the original hard drive.

"WMB" <brown.2005@.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eqAfiODYKHA.4688(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If speed is your objective, and cost is not a deterrent, image your
> current drive, install a SSD HD, re-install the image. "Chris Prillo" did
> and says its a slam bam for performance. I would sure like to hear from
> an average joe who tried it.
>
> "Ant" <philpi(a)earthlink.netANT> wrote in message
> news:ugiq51rHKHA.4620(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Um, nice poem? :D
>>
>>
>> On 8/16/2009 2:58 PM PT, db typed:
>>
>>> there is a third party
>>> maker that makes
>>> a ready boost version
>>> for xp.
>>>
>>> it's about 50 bucks.
>>>
>>> -------------
>>>
>>> they really act like
>>> the hibernation feature
>>>
>>> and you require usb
>>> flash drives that are
>>> twice the size of your
>>> ram to provide the
>>> full benefit.
>>>
>>> also, flash drives come
>>> in two flavors:
>>>
>>> those that are ready
>>> boost ready
>>>
>>> and those that are
>>> not.
>>>
>>> -------------
>>>
>>> one day microsoft
>>> will hire the smart guy
>>> who develops a rom
>>> level hibernation.
>>>
>>> but it will be a long
>>> time til then.
>> --
>> "Though your enemy is the size of an ant, look upon him as an
>> elephant." --Danish
>> /\___/\
>> / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site)
>> | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net
>> \ _ / Nuke ANT from e-mail address: philpi(a)earthlink.netANT
>> ( ) or ANTant(a)zimage.com
>> Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer.
>


From: BillW50 on 1 Jan 2010 22:12
In news:OJ$hTcYiKHA.2188(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
shawn typed on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:34:14 -0500:
> I'd be very interested in going SSD as my main drive, but the
> lifespan is always what scares me. I want my data to be relatively
> safe. Being that the technology is newer than a hard drive is what
> worries me since I have no experience with it.

Hi Shawn! MTBF for SSD is 227 years. While hard drives MTBF is 37 years.

> SMART attributes aren't always a good measure of a drive I'm told.
> Different programs read differently. I'm monitoring my drives at work
> and they list 33% health left. I still had a Windows 98 machine
> running here up until a few months ago with the original hard drive.

Google research showed that SMART is unreliable. I take it as a small
gauge. But not something you should depend on 100%. As 40% of failures
are not detected by SMART.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2


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