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    Wear from temp folders, browser cache, etc?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by vinuneuro, Apr 24, 2011.

  1. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    Is there any reason to be concerned about high frequency writes like temp folders and browser cache (etc) on good quality ssd's like Intel? I don't recall many posts of ssd's wearing even though they've been out for a while, and none regarding Intel failures. Someone in the Lenovo forum posted that it'd be a good idea to have extra ram to have all this write to that instead of the ssd, but I'm wondering if there's any need for that.

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  2. chimpanzee

    chimpanzee Notebook Virtuoso

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    no there isn't. use your SSD just as a HDD. No modern day SSD needs TLC for typical laptop/desktop usage(or else it should be in the garbage bin).
     
  3. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ssds are designed for that use.
     
  4. ramgen

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    Remember that all those high frequency writes are also tiny in amount.


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  5. Phil

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    how about rewriting your statement: if you worry about it, you don't have to worry about it. no professional worries about it. they know about it, and use it in their calculations and estimates. worry, no.