Re: Spare SSD anybody?

[David Kastrup]

Dr Nicholas Bailey <address@hidden> writes:

> On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 12:36:02 BST David Kastrup wrote:
>> Alexander Kobel <address@hidden> writes:
>> ...
>> 
>> Sure, it would be nice to keep in mind.  I'm not really sure what the
>> expected lifetime of the disk I have is.  Maybe I just need to keep
>> making backups in sane intervals and otherwise am still fine.
>
> I had cause to look into this recently and came across the following. 
> Executive summary: everything is fine now and new SSDs last forever.

Well, I don't exactly have a new SSD...

> http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead
>
> It's on the internet so it must be true :) (I expect more
> authoritative tests are available).
>
> I'm using a hybrid 1TB in my laptop at the moment with no problems
> with Debian Stretch GNU/Linux as the only OS installed. These devices
> feature typically 8GB or so of flash with the majority of the storage
> being on the whirlydisk.  What the flash gets used for is up to the
> drive.

Well, I'll just stick with what I have until replacement is mandatory or
convenient.  And then I (or more likely the facts) can decide on the
parameters...

-- 
David Kastrup