SSD

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Are there any other cons of SSD other than pricing? Is it good and durable i I do a lot of huge data transfer? Can I count on it not to break before traditional hard disks?

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Publicado originalmente por vadim:

After several years of usage without defragmenting SSD can become slower than HDD. I met this with Intel 525 (old drive with Sandforce controller). And so on...

Maybe entertain the possibility that newer SSD's might be a bit nicer, like possibly, defying all odds, the technology has improved over the last seven years.

I mean sure one can find use cases and edge cases where SSDs aren't absolutely perfect. But they're a pretty nice solution for most general purpose storage needs and uses. And HDDs just can't compete outside of some extremely specific use cases. Not really.

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Publicado originalmente por Brockenstein:

Publicado originalmente por vadim:

After several years of usage without defragmenting SSD can become slower than HDD. I met this with Intel 525 (old drive with Sandforce controller). And so on...

So don't use seven year old SSDs? And maybe entertain the possibility that newer SSD's might be a bit nicer, like possibly, defying all odds, the technology has improved...

Shh...

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Publicado originalmente por Brockenstein:

Publicado originalmente por vadim:

After several years of usage without defragmenting SSD can become slower than HDD. I met this with Intel 525 (old drive with Sandforce controller). And so on...

Maybe entertain the possibility that newer SSD's might be a bit nicer, like possibly, defying all odds, the technology has improved over the last seven years.

I mean sure one can find use cases and edge cases where SSDs aren't absolutely perfect. But they're a pretty nice solution for most general purpose storage needs and uses. And HDDs just can't compete outside of some extremely specific use cases. Not really.

More like over the last 10-12 years, but who's counting.

Yes ssd are not a new tech anymore and it's a benefit to every PC that it have at least one to house the OS and core apps.

But users need to learn and practice is actually backing up data you can't afford to lose. And back it up externally more then just a single instance. Also configure your entire PC so if the os is bricked or whatever that you can easily wipe out and redo the OS drive without losing any critical needed data.