[kwlug-disc] OT: SSD disks?

[Chris Irwin]

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 03:53:57PM -0500, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> SSD? Not so much. Barely noticed a difference. Maybe faster booting, but
> that was it.

I find I didn't notice a difference going to an SSD. You don't really
notice the increase in disk performance.

However, after using it for a while, I sure did notice a difference
going back to an HDD. Particularly application launch times, and any
time the system was swapping.

> Oh, and mine is an OCZ Vertex 4, not an older model.

Hmm, I'm running three vertex 3 drives, without issue (including the one
in my laptop I referenced previously). Hopefully that means yours was a
fluke, and not the norm.

> I went online to OCZ's web site, and filled a form, said the drive died,
> and after a couple of mails, they gave me an RMA number, and instructed me
> to ship it to them. So I did.

My boss had a Mushkin drive fail on him after about two months. They
gave him an RMA without problem and (after receiving his drive) shipped
him a new one. I think it was about a week for the round-trip to Texas.

Unfortunately, he got charged with brokerage and duty from Fedex. He had
to get a copy of the shipping paperwork from Mushkin (which did note it
was a 0-cost warranty replacement), and send that to Fedex. It looks
like the brokerage fees will be cancelled, but it's still a hassle.

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