25 Sep
2008
25 Sep
'08
10:21 p.m.
On 26 Sep 2008 at 0:02, Jim Leonard wrote:
They are, actually. Sun is now offering solid-state
drives as an option
for their latest servers.
I have a feeling that microdrives may fail catastrophically more
often than with "soft" failures, but I can't back that up.
So, maybe I should put one of the "industrial strength" CFs to the
test on a mailserver. For purposes of testing, I could hook on a
hard disk and back new mail up to it periodically. If the CF bites
the dust suddenly, at least I wouldn't miss much.
As I understand things, the "industrial" CFs use SLC and implement
real wear-leveling algorithms (although no manufacturer will disclose
what said algorithms might be).
I think I'll do a bit more fact-checking and see what I can set up
for a trial.
Cheers,
Chuck