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photon · 05-18-2013, 12:00 PM

Anandtech recently talked about their server infrastructure upgrades and they used Intel X25-M G2 160GB's, partitioned down to 120GB (increasing the spare space and increasing drive longevity). Not new by any means but still far far faster than a HDD.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6824/i...d-architecture

Another article where they compare the various Intel drives in a server environment:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5518/a...-of-intel-ssds

I think the # of writes in a situation you are describing is going to be relatively low so any modern quality SSD should be ok, but sticking with Intel wouldn't be a bad idea.

I think the server provider we use at the company I work for uses Intel SSDs, but commodity ones (520's or something), but they also keep a close eye on them and replace them whenever they wear out.

EDIT: Actually they use Intel for some, but they also use Samsung 830's. http://steadfast.net/blog/index.php/...msung-830-ssds

You sure it's being limited by drive speed?

05-18-2013, 12:00 PM	#2
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Anandtech recently talked about their server infrastructure upgrades and they used Intel X25-M G2 160GB's, partitioned down to 120GB (increasing the spare space and increasing drive longevity). Not new by any means but still far far faster than a HDD. http://www.anandtech.com/show/6824/i...d-architecture Another article where they compare the various Intel drives in a server environment: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5518/a...-of-intel-ssds I think the # of writes in a situation you are describing is going to be relatively low so any modern quality SSD should be ok, but sticking with Intel wouldn't be a bad idea. I think the server provider we use at the company I work for uses Intel SSDs, but commodity ones (520's or something), but they also keep a close eye on them and replace them whenever they wear out. EDIT: Actually they use Intel for some, but they also use Samsung 830's. http://steadfast.net/blog/index.php/...msung-830-ssds You sure it's being limited by drive speed? __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.