[ale] Large Drives [Re: XFS on Linux - Is it ready for prime time?]

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

On 04/22/2010 04:57 PM, Greg Clifton wrote:
> NewEgg had 2TB for $139 after MIR this week as I recall.
> 
> Regarding SSD, I am seeing some interest in using them for fast access
> and more reliable storage (see Texas Memory Systems and Super Talent
> RAID drives). Those are obviously not for the low budget buyers.

It depends on what matters. For Capacity/Dollar, SSDs come up poorly.
For IOPS/Dollar, the absolutely obliterate rotating media.

If you have to buy dozens of hard drives in a fancy RAID appliance to
get the same performance you'd get from a couple of SSDs, SSDs start to
look at lot more economical.

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All the best,
Brian Pitts