SSD is currently a myth. They aren't better faster greater etc. Maybe the next generation...
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 09:04:42PM +0000, Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2008-04-29, Morris, Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been reading around the archives a bit and found a few > > references to using 4.3 to get the full performance out of a > > Transcend SSD but my results are showing that the drive is > > slower on all fronts. > > Do you mean, slower with 4.3 than previous versions, or slower > than spinning hard drive? > > > Anyone know if there is a magic switch I can throw to make > > the OS use this type of drive at full speed? > > If we had a magic switch, it would already be set.. > > With your dd tests, you're missing the area where flashcards/SSD > have a big performance advantage (heavy seeking/random reads).
