[mythtv-users] MythTV Hardware Upgrade Questions

[Raymond Wagner]

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.