Are they regarded as reliable as a primary/boot drive or more risky than a traditional disc?
Anyone using a solid state disk as a primary drive?
I've put one in my laptop, 120mb SSD boot drive with Windows 7 and Office 2010 installed, everything else on a standard 500gb 2.5" HDD ( laptop has 2 bays ) I didn't do much investigating reliability before I bought it but the laptop now flies...
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I have a SSD as primary in my desktop, it's been reliable and ultra fast when booting and opening programmes, I would always have one from now on.
Also have a SSD as recording drive on my Samsung Smart TV without a problem.
Also have a SSD as recording drive on my Samsung Smart TV without a problem.
balge
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-reliability-failure-rate,2923.html
SSD vs Hard Drive
They are definitely faster...
SSD vs Hard Drive
They are definitely faster...
SSD is more reliable than any hard disk drive as it has no moving parts. Only drawback is the price per gb and limited write cycles - not a problem for home user though.
I've got two older intel ssd in raid0 configuration for system drive - not as reliable but fast - 500mb/s read. I only keep os and software to run not any important stuff.
I've got two older intel ssd in raid0 configuration for system drive - not as reliable but fast - 500mb/s read. I only keep os and software to run not any important stuff.
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It's been a few years that all my kit now has a SSD as primary and a tradition HDD as secondary (laptops included).
It has meant I've had to carry around a USB CD/DVD drive when needed (or in the case of the dell laptop, a hot-swappable one) - but it's definitely worth it. Most laptops will take a second HDD instead of the CD-drive (some need an aftermarket caddy, easily found on ebay china)
As to reliability - in theory SSD should be a more reliable as there are no moving parts (hence less damaged by shock/impact) - but my experience has been it's just as reliable as a traditional HDD. Some work great for years, others fail after a few weeks.
Keep in mind that SSDs have limited write cycles - so they have a life expectancy of 3 years, just like traditional HDDs.
That said - we're all backing up our data anyhow - RIGHT?
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It has meant I've had to carry around a USB CD/DVD drive when needed (or in the case of the dell laptop, a hot-swappable one) - but it's definitely worth it. Most laptops will take a second HDD instead of the CD-drive (some need an aftermarket caddy, easily found on ebay china)
As to reliability - in theory SSD should be a more reliable as there are no moving parts (hence less damaged by shock/impact) - but my experience has been it's just as reliable as a traditional HDD. Some work great for years, others fail after a few weeks.
Keep in mind that SSDs have limited write cycles - so they have a life expectancy of 3 years, just like traditional HDDs.
That said - we're all backing up our data anyhow - RIGHT?
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Sp!ke
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Not all SSD's are reliable.
Its worth mentioning that there is a finite number of writes and the slow re-writes due to the way the disk doesnt clean free space until it wants to over write it again. Basically you need to maintain a much higher amount of free space on the drive to retain performance levels.
I would stick to Intel SSD's still as there have been many reports of premature failure on most other branded drives.
We are looking at around a 10% infantile failure rate on Micron SSD's in my workplace at the moment which is causing no end of pain.
Its worth mentioning that there is a finite number of writes and the slow re-writes due to the way the disk doesnt clean free space until it wants to over write it again. Basically you need to maintain a much higher amount of free space on the drive to retain performance levels.
I would stick to Intel SSD's still as there have been many reports of premature failure on most other branded drives.
We are looking at around a 10% infantile failure rate on Micron SSD's in my workplace at the moment which is causing no end of pain.
flango
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I have a Dell Lattitude 6320 with SSD in just over 16 months it's had 3 drive failures and this is common amongst the heavy users, it's also no faster than a HDD when over 50% full. Mine does get a lot of travel and on site work but still this failure rate is worse than any other machine I have had with a HDD
Sp!ke
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What brand SSD have you been using?
flango
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Samsung PM810
Sp!ke
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Ouch... I thought Samsung drives were one of the better ones.
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Two of my PCs use SSDs as boot drives. One of them is a fanless HTPC machine so the SSD was a good fit with a noise free system.
My preference is OCZ drives for overall performance and reliability.
My preference is OCZ drives for overall performance and reliability.
Avoid crucial as they are terrible.
OCZ work well, all of the workstations in two of our sites use the older agility 60gb discs
I also have an HP server in the rack with two 100gb SSDs in it - for the record IT FLYS
OCZ work well, all of the workstations in two of our sites use the older agility 60gb discs
I also have an HP server in the rack with two 100gb SSDs in it - for the record IT FLYS
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IanA2
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Is this a comment on their SSD's only? I ask becaue I've been using their memory for years and it has always done what it says on the tin.
Merc Owner 2B
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Although this wasn't my comment I would say yes. There's nothing wrong with Crucial memory.
I have one system that occassionally hangs. It may be the Crucial SSD primary drive but I haven't bottomed it out yet.
that was a bit of a generalization. I was refering the the SSDs - used their memory in the past with perhaps only one dead on arrival situation.
As for your crahsing SSD, see here Crucial V4 freezes - Page 27 - Crucial Community
