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Re: SSD - is it ok to use in XP laptop

From "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops, alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, alt.windows7.general
Subject Re: SSD - is it ok to use in XP laptop
Date 2013-12-30 07:51 +0000
Organization 255 software
Message-ID <0HgtcDT9XSwSFw1v@soft255.demon.co.uk> (permalink)
References (9 earlier) <CHLgsVU+UjrSFwaE@soft255.demon.co.uk> <52AE5ED5.7412@mindspring.com> <1k2ua9pae40vit0attb4728pvh3d1shmi3@4ax.com> <l8nqok$449$1@dont-email.me> <l9q4u3$2su$1@dont-email.me>

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In message <l9q4u3$2su$1@dont-email.me>, BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> 
writes:
>On 12/16/2013 3:20 PM, mike wrote:
[]
>> I would not just plug in a SSD.
>> At the very least, turn off the last access update. It's called -noatime
>> in linux. Don't remember the term for windows.
>>
>> Too much hype for too little performance/price ratio for me.
>
>Oh man! I use both SSDs and classic mechanical hard drives. And I have 
>been using SSDs really heavy since 2008. Thus IMHO, the fear of wearing 
>them out is so overrated. For most people, I don't think you will wear 
>the average one out in about 70 years plus. If you get 30 years out of 
>your average mechanical hard drive, you are doing great. But I don't 
>think most would care after 10 years anyway since new drives will 
>always be so much larger and faster and cheaper anyway.
>
There is still the matter that failure, when it comes, is more likely to 
be sudden and total for an SSD than for a rotating drive. (S&T failure 
does of course occur for the latter, but isn't the normal mode of 
failure.)
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

The summit of Everest is marine limestone.

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SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2013-12-09 22:17 -0600
  Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-09 20:31 -0800
  Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2013-12-10 00:21 -0500
    Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2013-12-10 09:15 +0000
  Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop WayPoint <somewhere@over-the-rainbow.oz> - 2013-12-10 16:24 +1000
    Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-11 21:36 +0000
      Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop WayPoint <somewhere@over-the-rainbow.oz> - 2013-12-12 08:54 +1000
  Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2013-12-10 08:53 +0000
  Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2013-12-11 21:18 -0600
    Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-11 20:47 -0800
      Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Ken Blake <kblake@kb.invalid> - 2013-12-12 10:48 -0700
        Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Gene E. Bloch <blochxxxx@someplace.invalid> - 2013-12-13 10:24 -0800
          Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> - 2013-12-13 23:10 +0000
            Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-13 22:39 -0800
              Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com> - 2013-12-15 08:24 -0500
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> - 2013-12-15 23:03 +0000
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com> - 2013-12-15 21:00 -0500
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2013-12-16 09:15 -0500
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> - 2013-12-16 09:33 -0500
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2013-12-16 11:26 -0500
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Gene E. Bloch <blochxxxx@someplace.invalid> - 2013-12-16 12:23 -0800
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> - 2013-12-16 22:30 +0000
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Gene E. Bloch <blochxxxx@someplace.invalid> - 2013-12-16 16:44 -0800
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Ken Blake <kblake@kb.invalid> - 2013-12-16 16:55 -0700
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-16 10:11 -0600
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2013-12-16 13:20 -0800
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> - 2013-12-16 22:33 +0000
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2013-12-29 15:21 -0600
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-29 15:32 -0600
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2013-12-29 16:19 -0600
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2013-12-29 15:41 -0600
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> - 2013-12-30 07:51 +0000
                Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2013-12-30 04:02 -0600
              Re: SSD - is it ok to use in  XP laptop Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 05:56 -0800

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