SSD lifespan on Asus eee

[Meng Cheah]

Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Meng Cheah wrote:
>   
>> A colleague mentioned that he was wary of the SSD lifespan on the Asus
>> eee. I remember reading about log files and swap partition limitations
>> on flash devices.
>> I did some "googling" and this,
>> http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html, is among what came
>> up.
>>     
>
> That articles is hardly fearmongering on the issue. It suggests, through
> reasonable premises, that the lifespans of SSDs are longer than those
> for mechanical drives -- 50 years or more under heavier than average use.
>
>
>   
>> Any thoughts on the SSD lifespan? I understand that it is flash based.
>> Pointers to articles or papers will be welcome too.
>>     
>
> I would suggest a look at a very good document regarding install of
> Ubuntu on the EeePC. Amongst other things, it offers tips on minimizing
> disk writes by using (ram-based) tempfs for log files, making changes to
> the default disk-mount settings in fstab, and avoiding a swap partition
> altogether.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC#head-94f55ed3ed5ccd1078c593314598caa70481700b
>
> - Evan
>   
Thanks, Evan for the perspective and article.

50 years or more under heavier than average usage?
I wonder how many Asus eee's will be still in use then :-)

Thanks again.

Meng
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