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Reliability of PC Flash SSDs?
An anonymous reader writes "SATA and IDE flash solid-state disks are all the rage these days — faster and, allegedly, more reliable than traditional spinning-rust disks. My organization dipped its toe in the flash-disk waters, buying a handful for some PC and Linux boxes. Out of 8 drives from various manufacturers, 3 have failed in the space of four months! Some are reporting bad blocks, others just crapped out and stopped responding entirely. (And no, this isn't a wear-leveling issue, nor were these machines in particularly harsh environmental conditions, nor were all failed drives from the same manufacturer.) So I ask you, the readers of Slashdot: what has your experience been like with basic, consumer-grade SATA or IDE flash drives? Are they failing for you too, or are we just unlucky? It's starting to remind me of the claims about long-lifetime compact fluorescent light bulbs that, in reality, have turned out to be BS!"
Reminds me of some religious types. "If it ain't in the book, I don't believe it."
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
And as you (and others) are telling these stories about Unsatisfactory CFLs, the environmentalists are going "La la la we can't hear you."
I bought a hybrid car are few years ago, and of course started hanging-out with our green-thinking people, and it amazes me how close-minded these types are. If I say something like, "my car's battery drained empty last week," or "Yeah my CFLs only lasted 6 months," they literally start insulting me and saying I'm at fault. They don't want to hear anything negative.
So "la la la" they go with their fingers stuck in their ears.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall