Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Scribe]

The problem with SSDs is that they have limited read-write lifetimes. Each SSD has a set number of read-writes (i.e., data being written, and data being read) after which the files on the drive are totally inaccessible.

Really? I'm brutally ignorant on hardware, that seems crazy. I better back up my drive lol

 

[RealAlHazred]

Really? I'm brutally ignorant on hardware, that seems crazy. I better back up my drive lol

Yes. There's a maximum Terabytes written, which sounds huge, but keep in mind that the application you're doing with the drive could potentially have a massive impact on lifespan. And I've seen some people who still optimize their SSDs, which is terrible because it's basically all read-writes.

It shocks me how few people (even in IT) are aware of this characteristic of SSDs, considering how much press it got in the technical magazines at the time they first showed up. I guess SSD companies have been successful in minimizing the bad press!

EDIT: Further info.

 

[gnarlygninja]

God I hate when nerds try to be technically correct, and then act smug when people tell them they're wrong.
Not directed at anyone in this topic or even on this site.

 

[CleverNickName]

I don't want to get political or anything, but what if everyone just treated everyone else with respect?

 

[prabe]

I don't want to get political or anything, but what if everyone just treated everyone else with respect?

I was about to make a joke about this being the internet, but my heart just wasn't in it. Mutual respect seems more sustainable than sarcasm.

My gawds, who am I?

 

[CleverNickName]

I was about to make a joke about this being the internet, but my heart just wasn't in it. Mutual respect seems more sustainable than sarcasm.

I just read [That Thread] where a newcomer to EN World somehow managed to get six warnings and a permaban in less than a month, because they couldn't grasp the concept of being polite in a public space.

It's such a low bar to clear. I have no idea how people mess that up, but here we are.

 

[gnarlygninja]

There are big chunks of the internet that view it as a space where you don't have to interact with people the way you would offline, being rude to people is part of the appeal for them.

 

[trappedslider]

There are big chunks of the internet that view it as a space where you don't have to interact with people the way you would offline, being rude to people is part of the appeal for them.

imagine if there was no anonymity on the net....

 

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[Ryujin]

Yes. There's a maximum Terabytes written, which sounds huge, but keep in mind that the application you're doing with the drive could potentially have a massive impact on lifespan. And I've seen some people who still optimize their SSDs, which is terrible because it's basically all read-writes.

It shocks me how few people (even in IT) are aware of this characteristic of SSDs, considering how much press it got in the technical magazines at the time they first showed up. I guess SSD companies have been successful in minimizing the bad press!

EDIT: Further info.

We had one guy who was using some application that wrote thousands of small files. His SSD got replaced, under warranty, twice in the first year.