[mythtv-users] MythTV Hardware Upgrade Questions

[Ben Kamen]

On 2011-06-27 5:08 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:21:58 -0400, Eric Sharkey<eric at lisaneric.org>
> wrote:
>> I recommend that you get a small but fast solid state disk.
>>
>> 30GB is big enough for the database and OS and it really speeds up
>> anything that uses the db a lot.
>
> Note that there is more worth to a larger SSD than simply providing more
> space.  SSDs employ wear leveling, which migrates heavily used sectors
> around the drive, to prevent areas from burning out too soon.  The larger
> the drive, the more area the drive has to wear down, significantly
> extending the lifetime of the part.

Yep - this is a common discussion on microcontroller/embedded forums I'm on...

File under category: Flash Cell Endurance

Interesting stuff to read..

  -Ben

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