Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ?

[Jacques Montier <jmontier@gmail.com>]

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Hello,

I have just a (maybe silly) question...
I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write
access.
Is it true or simply intox ?
On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions.
What do you think of it ?

Thank you,

Cheers

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Jacques

2012/7/20 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>

> Am Freitag, 20. Juli 2012, 03:31:44 schrieb Philip Webb:
> > My regular machine has a Seagate SATA 320 GB ( 3 Gb/s 16 MB ).
> >
> > Have SSDs reached the point where they are reliable & long-lasting ?
> > Should I perhaps install an SSD for some uses + an HDD for others ?
> > Is it viable to use an SSD for Portage ?
> >
> > Apart from Portage + a few everyday files,
> > there isn't much churn among the stuff I have on my existing HDD (above).
> >
> > I saw a recent thread on this topic, but further thoughts are welcome.
>
> forget the i7. Buy something a lot cheaper and invest the money into a
> nice,
> fat SSD like Vertex3.
>
> Money well spent.
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