[MLUG] solid state drives

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Someone on our Twin Cities LUG (TCLUG) noted...

> This months Linux Journal has a good article on solid state drives and 
> they talk about their comparison against a 4200 RPM 1.8 drive.
>
> The tests were done on a Laptop - Fujitsu P1610 Intel 1.2GHz ULV Core 
> Solo with 1GB RAM. Also, pointed out that it will vary depending on the 
> OS and packages of course. You will have to buy the mag to read the 
> complete article :)
> 
> I have to get going here but the results are as follows:
> 
> Grub to login
> 4200rpm: 50sec.
> SSD: 34sec.
> 
> Login to Desktop
> 4200rpm: 59sec.
> SSD: 23sec.
> 
> Untar Kernel 2.6.22
> 4200rpm: 66sec.
> SSD: 53sec.
> 
> Suspend to Disk
> 4200rpm: 75sec.
> SSD: 50sec.
> 
> Grub to Resume
> 4200rpm: 83sec.
> SSD: 38sec.


My response:


Thanks for sharing that.  That is interesting information. Apparently, the 
4200 RPM HDD took 50% or more time than the SSD on every job but only 25% 
longer on "untar kernel," for some reason.

On NewEgg.com, most of the 64GB SSD drives are in the $700-$800 range, but 
there's this one at $285:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208432

So what's wrong with that one?!  ;-)

Mike

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