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On 04/26/2013 11:14 PM, Joseph Areeda wrote:
>> I try to old use enterprise level hard drives. Saves me a lot
>> agony. For SSD's I am currently using Intel's 520 cherryville
>> series. For mechanical drives, I am using Toshiba's HDEPQxxxxx
>> Enterprise line.
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>> -T
> Thanks Todd,
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> that was the first SSD I installed. I had Windows, SL6 and Ubuntu 11.04
> booting off of it and didn't notice a speed increase that was worth the
> cost.
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> It did work flawlessly for almost two years and with a sample size of 1
> I can't complain too much. The next time I used a SanDisk because of
> favorable reviews and a good price. We'll see.
I have used a couple of OCZ SSDs for the past 5 years or so and never
had problems with either of those. And they are _much_ faster than
platter drives. In my case the machine booted in less than half the time.
Also, FWIW, I have had more failed enterprise grade drives than desktop
drives. Just keep in mind that YMMV.
Jeff
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