On Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:39:25 AM Thomas Strunz wrote:
> I have no idea what you do but just the fact that you bought ssds to 
> improve performance means it's rather high load and hence important. 

Important enough that we back everything up hourly. Because of this, we 
decided to give the SSDs a try. 

> Using a consumer drive for that IMHO is not the best idea. I know a lot 
> about ssds but just in consumer space. Intel has a good reputation in 
> terms of reliability but they are not the fastest. 

Which is what we're trying next, X25E. 710's apparently have 1/5th the rated 
write endurance, without much speed increase, so don't seem like such an 
exciting product. 

> I guess go Intel 
> route or some other crazy expensive enterprise stuff.

It's advice about some of the "crazy expensive enterprise" stuff that I'm 
seeking...? I don't mind spending some money if I get to keep up this level of 
performance, but also am not looking to make somebody's private plane payment, 
either. 

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