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From: Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net>
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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:

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> Hard disks are not outdated technology, nor are 3.5" disks.  But
> super-fast hard disks /are/ outdated - there is no point in them.  SSDs
> are smaller, faster, cheaper, lower power, and more reliable - they win
> on every count.  Your entire multi-disk raid could be replaced by a
> couple of big SSDs in RAID1 (or perhaps Linux RAID10) setup for a faster
> system taking less space and using a fraction of the power and noise.
> (Again, I fully understand that replacement is not necessarily a cheap
> or easy process - I am giving you the manufacturers' viewpoint here.)
>
> Hard disks make sense when you want cheap GB's.  SSDs make sense when
> you want speed.  So new hard disks these days are typically 5400 or
> maybe 7200 rpm - 10K and 15K spinning rust is a thing of the past.

Technical glitches such as the Seagate plague make me hesitant to bet
my farms on SSD. Other people can bet *their* farms first and we'll see
what happens. At this present point in time it's best for me to "lead
from behind" just like a science fictional hindmost puppeteer. :0)

Thank you,

--
Don Kuenz KB7RPU