Status of SSDs under Fedora ?

[Bill Davidsen]

Linuxguy123 wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 14:50 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote:
>> On 06/10/2010 01:53 PM, Linuxguy123 wrote:
>>> I'm thinking of getting an Intel 160 GB SSD.   How would it work under
>>> Linux ?   
>>>
Fine.
>>> I'm using ext4 for that drive right now.  Is there a better filesystem
>>> for SSDs ?
>>>
Probably, I'll let others discuss which is best, having done no testing of my 
own. On the other hand, ext4 is pretty stable, don't jump to something which may 
still be a learning experience just to prevent problems which are unlikely to be 
an issue.

>>> Is there anything that I should be aware of as far as switching ?
>>>
> 
> Have you run an SSD ?  Is longevity really an issue or is it folklore ?
> 
I guess longevity is more an optimization than a issue these days, but it costs 
only the time to learn a few things, so best to take steps to minimize wear.

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