SSD limited number of writes

[yifat]

Hi

I read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive#Comparison_of_SSD_with_hard_disk_drives
that SSD has a limited number of writes, much more limited than the one on a HDD.

does this mean a HDD will last me longer than a SSD?
which one is more likely to still be serving me after 8 years of daily use?

 

[lakawak]

Getting 8 years out of a PC is really going to be a stretch going forward, things are advancing at an incredible speed now. PC's are outdated in 2-3 now even if you went super high end where as not long ago you could go 5+.

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The is the exact OPPOSITE of true. It was the PAST that computers became obsolete much faster. In the 90s and early 00s the technology was developing so fast that programmers didn't have any consideration for efficiency, so the next version of a program that worked fine on a 2-3 year old computer would be a snail on it now, even with very little extra usefulness. And with the internet and broadband adoption of the late 90s through early 00s, computers NEEDED to be faster. But that has slowed WAY down in the last 7-8 years. (4-5 years when you typed this) The only huge advancement in that time was HD video, which not everyone wants or needs.

Not to mention, the last several years have seen a DOWNGRADE in requirements since so many companies are now stupidly dumbing down their software for the mobile crowd. So a desktop from years ago is fine, since it is still more powerful that almost all brand new tablets.

From my own experience, this is obvious. A computer I bought in 1996 was painfully slow by late 1999. It was barely built with the internet in mind, if at all. So even though I still had dial up then, it was horrible. And a computer I bought in 2001 was limping along for at least 2-3 years until I replaced it in 2008. It was not built with broadband in mind. Meanwhile, the computer I am using now was bought in 2008 (7 1/2 years ago) and even though it was a lower end computer than the other two were at the time of the purchase, it still feels fine. Except for HD. But even that, 720p is fine. 1080p gives me some problems on occasion, but not always. Hard drives are original, and fine. I've never once had an HDD break down on me, including using the one from my 1996 computer in my 2001 computer as a second drive. So that one was 12 years old when I finally scrapped it. But with this computer, the only real slowness feeling is if it could use a nice reformat and fresh install of Windows to clean out the crap that has accumulated. But the specs are certainly not obsolete

 

[4745454b]

Who are you talking to in a nearly 2yr old thread? Check the dates dude before you get to posting.