are there disadvantages for using an ssd as an "everyday" drive?

[Frankie²]

im currently using a stuffty seagate 7200 rpm harddrive that i can hear the infamous "click click click" sound coming from, and i was wondering if there's any sort of disadvantage as using the SSD as an "everyday" drive (downloading games, browsing the web, copying files, etc)?

[Ad Bot]

[Tetris]

the main disadvantage is storage space

some people cant live without massive storage so that's why a lot of people stick to hard drives

[Frankie²]

the main disadvantage is storage space

some people cant live without massive storage so that's why a lot of people stick to hard drives

i can live with 500 GB

[AfterShock]

I heard there was a limit to how many times an SSD can be written to, but the limit was crazy high so you'd be unlikely to hit it.

It may or may not be good to look in to that, I'm not sure where I heard that from though.

[Foxscotch]

"SSD's do have a limited number of write/delete cycles before the flash degrades, such is an inherent part of the technology against a traditional HDD. However I wouldn't worry about it, first gen SSD's were known to degrade quickly, but modern ones have so many redundancies (hidden capacity to distribute) writes and software functions (TRIM, Firmware level garbage collection) to conserve its lifespan that it will be far outdated by the time it degrades.

You can also just get drives with stronger flash that will withstand more cycles, the 840 Pro would be a good choice if your going to be thrashing the drive a fair bit."

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1853844/ssd-degradation-question.html

[SeventhSandwich]

money

[Frankie²]

money

who needs 2 kidneys, anyway?
im gonna probably get this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147249
should i be worried about my harddrive making the clicking noise

[SeventhSandwich]

who needs 2 kidneys, anyway?

I consider my second kidney organ insurance

also holy stuff SSDs have gotten cheaper

[espio100]

i can hear the infamous "click click click" sound

when my pc starts up its like "Prmmt Prmmt mnnnt *nniiiiiiiiii*" and sweet jezus I love dat sound.
10/10 imitation

[SeventhSandwich]

when my pc starts up its like "Prmmt Prmmt mnnnt *nniiiiiiiiii*" and sweet jezus I love dat sound.
10/10 imitation

I think what Frankie is describing is a head crash, which is essentially a hard-disk heart attack where the read/write head crashes into the center of the platter and sputters a bunch of metal all over the disk, rendering all the data unreadable.

[Frankie²]

I think what Frankie is describing is a head crash, which is essentially a hard-disk heart attack where the read/write head crashes into the center of the platter and sputters a bunch of metal all over the disk, rendering all the data unreadable.

im still able to use the hard drive
its just i hear a constant clicky noise (like its reading and writing but hitting the disk or something)

[SeventhSandwich]

im still able to use the hard drive
its just i hear a constant clicky noise (like its reading and writing but hitting the disk or something)

If it's repetitive and sounds like a metronome, it's a head crash and imminent doom awaits.

If it's soft and irregular, it's just your hard drive bein' a hard drive.

[the hacker]

Because I'm slow, what's the difference between an SSD and HDD? Is an SSD like a mix of storage and RAM?

[Frankie²]

If it's repetitive and sounds like a metronome, it's a head crash and imminent doom awaits.

If it's soft and irregular, it's just your hard drive bein' a hard drive.

how can i tell which?
it gets pretty loud at times

Because I'm slow, what's the difference between an SSD and HDD? Is an SSD like a mix of storage and RAM?

its basically a hard drive that uses "ram" as storage instead of a disk

[Foxscotch]

Because I'm slow, what's the difference between an SSD and HDD? Is an SSD like a mix of storage and RAM?

an SSD is like, a really big flash drive, that uses a connection better than USB. unless it's a USB SSD. then it still uses USB
but an HDD, is closer to a CD or DVD. the concept is pretty similar. but the way the disk actually works is a lot different

one advantage of an SSD is shock-proof... ness. hard drives are a lot more susceptible to damage from drops and stuff. also, I don't think you have to be careful about getting magnets near an SSD like you do with a hard drive. but don't go putting magnets all over your solid state drives just cus I said that. cus I'm not 100% sure