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    just bought a samsung 256gb ssd... how long will it last?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pcgamer03, Aug 11, 2009.

  1. pcgamer03

    pcgamer03 Notebook Geek

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    I just purchased the pb22-j samsung 256GB ssd and was wondering about how long it would last me. I don't really do a lot of write intensive activities. I don't burn dvd's on it, or anything... I do some virtualization though. (with virtualbox)
     
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    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    It ought to last 4-5 years or maybe longer. Just turn off indexing, superfetch etc and auto defrag under vista as those just thrash the SDD. I wouldn't worry about the number of write cycles however as the controller in the SSD will give in long before you reach the maximum number of writes on the drive.
     
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    pcgamer03 Notebook Geek

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    i'm on a mac... is there anything i need to turn off on there?
     
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    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    you don't need to turn off anything anywhere. don't listen to king of interns. the ssd will outlast the rest of your hw for sure.
     
    davepermen, Aug 11, 2009
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