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A Hybrid Approach For SSD Speed From Your 2TB HDD
Claave writes "bit-tech.net reports that SilverStone has announced a device that daisy-chains an SSD with a hard disk, with the aim of providing SSD speeds plus loads of storage space. The SilverStone HDDBoost is a hard disk caddy with an integrated storage controller, and is an easy upgrade for your PC. The device copies the 'front-end' of your hard disk to the SSD, and tells your OS to prefer the SSD when possible. SSD speeds for a 2TB storage device? Yep, sounds good to me!"
The device takes the form of a 2.5in to 3.5in hard disk caddy with a couple of SATA connectors on the end.
Good job Claave! You apparently didn't even get to the second paragraph before submitting the article. You can't use a 2TB hard drive with this because there are no 2TB 2.5" drives yet.
This guy's the limit!
Great Idea. ... Computer management, clickly clicky, drop list.. NTFS or FAT. Which one of those is ZFS?
Let's try another option. /dev/disk/by-label/MyMainDisk
$ mkfs.zfs
No command 'mkfs.zfs' found, did you mean:
Command 'mkfs.gfs' from package 'gfs-tools' (main)
Command 'mkfs.hfs' from package 'hfsprogs' (universe)
Command 'mkfs.bfs' from package 'util-linux' (main)
Command 'mkfs.xfs' from package 'xfsprogs' (main)
Command 'mkfs.ufs' from package 'ufsutils' (universe)
Command 'mkfs.jfs' from package 'jfsutils' (main)
mkfs.zfs: command not found
Okay...hmm.
$ diskutil listFilesystems | grep -i zfs
hm, nothing.
I suppose it *should* be possible to do in software, and I'd even imagine that like RAID, the benefits of doing it in hardware become more dubious as tome goes on. However, there is the question of the least effort way of getting it done in "my" computer right now.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
Oh joy of joys, I was hoping you would be so kind as to bestow unto me the gift of another kind response.
You are a fucking idiot and can not read.
Clearly, you are the truest source of all wisdom. You are a gentleman of caliber previously unattained. I am not worthy of your kindness, dear sir and I bow to your civility.
Please do not continue to use the Internet, as even a short article is apparently beyond your comprehension.
You have graced us with so much kindness in so little space.
one of the ultimate forms of demonstration of your rank stupidity
Why thank you kindly sir. I hope you could be so kind as to continue to heap praise upon me.
Please destroy your computer now, or at the very least disconnect your computer from the internet so that you do not harm other people with your base ignorance
I am so glad that you devoted so much time to discussing the topic at hand. A lesser man might have resorted to slinging insults rather than actually talking about the (lack of) technical merit of the device that this slashvertisement is dedicated to. I am infinitely thankful to you for being so kind and considerate.
The depths of the technical aspects of this conversation are seldom reached or surpassed these days, I thank you for your immense insight and kindness in this matter.
tl;dr. np.