[Arm-dev] OT: hard drive vs SSD

[Robert Heller]

At Thu, 2 Mar 2017 11:00:13 -0500 Conversations around CentOS on ARM hardware <arm-dev at centos.org> wrote:

> 
> Given that we are working on server OS for little boards that work will 
> with little drives:
> 
> For longtime operation of a server which is better,
> 
> A notebook 2.5" hard drive
> or
> A notebook 2.5" SSD drive
> ?
> 
> Both pull 1A, so no power advantage.
> 
> Which can be expected to run for 2 - 3 years straight?

Probably both.

Note: consumer grade 2.5" hard drives (meant for laptops), *might* not be as
long term reliable as enterprise grade 2.5" hard drives (meant for servers). 

The SSD will be faster than the rotating rust drive.

> 
> (Note:  I am looking at this Kingston 240GB ssdNOW 300 that I pulled 
> from a notebook that had to be upgraded to a 480GB SSD)
> 
> thanks
> 
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