>>> I'm considering buying a solid-state drive to improve I/O performance >>> and even reduce noise. Has anyone tried this? I was considering >>> getting the lowest capacity I can find and putting most of the system >>> on it. There is a roundup on tomshardware.com and it sounds like some >>> are very much better than others. SLC sounds vastly superior compared >>> to MLC, but also much more expensive. >>> > Typically the reports I've read have been from people using CFcards - 4gig > is now unbelievably cheap, and CFcards talk EIDE with only a small, cheap > physical adaptor - on MythTV frontends & low-overhead servers. CFcards look > ideal for these purposes because they're quiet - you want to minimise noise > when playing back video in the living room, for instance.
Great idea. If I'm only putting the main system on flash, I could use a CFcard instead of an SSD. Storing music and videos on flash will be too expensive for awhile. How does CFcard performance compare to SSD or conventional hard disk performance? - Grant
