Speed is relative. You need at least 5 times more spindles to achieve the same rate as 1 ssd in a san environment. So pricewise and speedwise, ssd is just slightly more expensive that teaditional disks.
-- Kelsey Hartigan Go SM Prime Holdings, Inc. On Jan 18, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Danny Ching <dlcco...@gmail.com> wrote: > I see. In which case the next question would be "is speed crucial in > your situation?" because the price difference is ginormous. =) > > From, > Danny Ching > > On Jan 18, 2011, at 1:42 PM, Michael Janapin <michael.jana...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I'm not sure about this because I haven't personally tried it. Anyway, >> according to the article, if we have a mere 300GB read/write cycles >> per day(which is actually way beyond our average), our disk may last >> 12 years. That is good enough for me, knowing that new technologies >> would come every year or so. [And doing a SATA 1 raid + backup to >> ensure data]. >> >> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Danny Ching <dlcco...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> correct me if i'm wrong, but won't ssd's give out earlier than regular >>> drives depending on daily operations. >>> >>> http://www.compactpci-systems.com/articles/id/?4190 >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:07 PM, JP Loh <j.peter...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sort of OT reply: Check this out - >>>> http://blog.last.fm/2009/12/14/launching-xbox-part-2-ssd-streaming >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 14:44, John Homer H Alvero <johnho...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hello Michael, >>>>> >>>>> I got 2 Vertex SSDs few months ago from PCX Shaw. It's not in their >>>>> price list but you can order it from them. Usually takes a few days if >>>>> it's locally available. I haven't tried this myself but if you want >>>>> speed try SSDs + Raid0. Anyone tried that setup already? I would like >>>>> to hear some feedback specially in database a database application. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Michael Janapin >>>>> <michael.jana...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Hello guys, >>>>>> After our SATA failure over the weekend, It's very traumatic to go >>>>>> into that again. >>>>>> So I would like to know if there is a local supplier for SSDs? >>>>>> Specifically, I'm looking at OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB >>>>>> SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD). >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Michael R. Janapin >>>>>> PBTS Baguio City, Philippines >>>>>> http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com >>>>>> http://www.pbts.net.ph >>>>>> _________________________________________________ >>>>>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>>>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>>>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________ >>>>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>>> >>>> _________________________________________________ >>>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael R. Janapin >> PBTS Baguio City, Philippines >> http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com >> http://www.pbts.net.ph >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
