Re: [bitfolk] Would you pay for SSD-backed storage?

On 06/10/2011 20:32, Andy Smith wrote: One of the differences (particularly on newer models) between consumer and enterprise SSDs is enterprise models tend to come with a big power cap to ensure pending writes can be completed in the event of power loss. Some of the older gen drives don't have this (in particular the Intel X25-E and the now rather vintage X25-M). You may want to take a look at the Intel 710 (or maybe the 320, which isn't quite so hideously expensive). Other manufacturers also have designs with power loss protection, so it's certainly worth shopping around. Enterprise SSDs do tend to be eye-wateringly expensive though: I guess the balance is between how much it costs for full blown enterprise SSDs vs sticking some cheap Vertex 2s or somesuch behind a hardware raid card. -- Phil Stewart