[mythtv-users] Anyone using SSD for long term storage?

[david.scott.day at gmail.com]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2014, Ian Evans wrote:

> After facing a 2nd green drive failure since January, I began dreaming of
> using SSDs as long-term storage. Just curious if anyone's using them as
> storage for video libraries.
> 
> Realize the initial cost is higher, but I'm assuming over the long term the
> savings would be seen through:
> 
> - lower power usage
> - lower heat
> - time cost (not having to re-rip libraries every time a drive fails)
> - etc :-)
> 
> If the drive is configured not to be a recording drive, so essentially
> there's just the writes as you add your DVDs/Blu-rays, wouldn't the
> lifetime be very, very good?
> 
> Also, since I have non-green drives that have happily been running for over
> a decade as opposed to the multiple green losses I've endured over the last
> four years, should I just be avoiding greens?

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After too much frustration and embarrassment, I switched to using only 
WD Black HDs and Intel SSDs, (both with 5 year warranties) and life is good.

Dave