Thanks Alan, your advice is perfect in its timing as the cloud backup option is something I'm looking into right now :)
Ben -- Benjamin Clifford Davis www.moondog-animation.com office: +33 9 50 04 76 15 mobile: +33 6 88 48 54 50 6 bis avenue des Iles 74000 Annecy FRANCE On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Alan Fregtman <alan.fregt...@gmail.com>wrote: > [The list bounced my message earlier because I attempted to attach the > gif. It's linked this time. Hope it goes through.] > > > On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Alan Fregtman <alan.fregt...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hey Dan, >> >> Not all SSDs are created equal. Some are better than others. >> >> Best place to get some detailed reviews and benchmarks is AnandTech. >> He's the king of SSD reviews. >> http://www.anandtech.com/Bench/SSD (you can compare models and stuff) >> http://www.anandtech.com/tag/storage (has all the reviews and SSD news) >> >> PC Perspective has great reviews (and a hardware podcast) also: >> http://www.pcper.com/subject/storage >> >> >> Most SSDs have an estimated lifespan based on data written. Sounds >> freaky, but the lifespans these days are quite intense. My *OLD* Intel X25M >> SSD is rated to begin failing after around 100GB per day for continuous 5 >> years. I don't write that much on my C drive, so it should last me some >> time, probably until my next computer. Some newer Samsung models are >> estimated at 10GB per day from 10 to 70 continous years, varying per >> technology and model. Not so bad either, at least for a C drive usage. >> >> I suggest an SSD for your C drive and if you want to be writing tons of >> gigs of video or something really intense, get a second one, should that >> one fail you won't cry. >> >> Of course, you *DO* backup, right?? have you backed up? All drives fail >> eventually. I repeat, ALL!! Solid or moving, they all walk the plank. >> >> I've had enough die on me to opt for cloud backups for peace of mind. >> Currently I use the services CrashPlan and Backblaze. (Backblaze is my >> favourite in terms of being light, though it's all inclusive unless you >> exclude folders. CrashPlan gives you more bang for your buck with their >> cheap 5 computer family plan, but you choose what folders to include >> instead of what to exclude.) >> >> Both have personal "unlimited" plans (in the sense that it doesn't matter >> how much you have to backup for one given computer.) I also used to be on >> MozyHome, another service, but they bailed on the unlimitedness a while >> back and lost many customers, including me. Carbonite is another big >> popular one; I confess I never tried them, but I got scared when they lost >> about 7k customers' backups data due to some glitch back in 2009. (For >> reals, google it.) It was a long time ago, but... meh. >> >> I don't care if you backup or not, but *you should.* It's affordable. >> Try all the services, weigh your options and choose one that suits you, or >> do you want your face to look like this below next time your hardware dies? >> :p >> [image: Inline image 1] >> (^ I think this guy forgot to backup.) >> >> >> Cheers, ;) >> >> -- Alan >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just an update to let you know that I've taken the plunge and >>> re-installed my system disk onto an SSD, and sweet jesus is it fast. :) >>> >>> Can't see myself going back now... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> DAN >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Adam Seeley <adam_see...@yahoo.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> The Vaio I bought early 2010 uses a 240Gb SSD for boot & storage. I've >>>> used it as a mobile workstation (3d,sims,comping) and it's been rock solid >>>> (and fast of course). >>>> >>>> Running comps with lot's of layers using SSD is great. >>>> >>>> No idea what brand it is... >>>> >>>> I'm tempted to have a couple of local data SSD in RAID to run whatever >>>> job is current and backup daily to a disk for safety. >>>> Waiting for those prices to drop a bit more. >>>> >>>> A. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Ben Houston <b...@exocortex.com> >>>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> *Sent:* Monday, 15 October 2012, 13:02 >>>> *Subject:* Re: 2 graphic cards for SLI >>>> >>>> Exocortex owns 8 SSDs in our Ottawa office. We have not had any >>>> failures. We >>>> use SSDs as boot >>>> drives for 3 machines and we use SSDs for source code (it speeds >>>> up C++ compilations tremendously) on 5 machines. We have not had any >>>> failures since we started adopting SSDs in the summer of 2011. >>>> We may be just lucky. >>>> >>>> We are fully backed up so that if any hard drive here goes, we are >>>> okay -- that made it easier to adopt SSDs even with their bad >>>> reputation for reliability. >>>> >>>> Brands we use: >>>> >>>> OCZ Vertex 2 (2) >>>> OCZ Vertex 3 (2) >>>> OCZ Force 3 (4) >>>> >>>> I choose those brands because they were cheap. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> -ben >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:29 AM, Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > This is the second time in two days I've heard people raving about >>>> SSDs, are >>>> > they less prone to failure these days? I gave up being excited about >>>> them a >>>> > while back after seeing a string of friends have nothing but >>>> nightmares... >>>> > >>>> > DAN >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Alan Fregtman < >>>> alan.fregt...@gmail.com> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> I can't stress SSDs enough either. Best computer upgrade ever. >>>> >> >>>> >> There is something magical about booting in ~20 seconds. Apps start >>>> so >>>> >> fast! >>>> >> >>>> >> On Oct 14, 2012 8:21 PM, "Ben Houston" <b...@exocortex.com> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Regarding SSDs, I can't recommend them enough. I'd recommend an SSD >>>> >>> as your boot drive and for your applications - thus 240GB or so is >>>> >>> what I use. But keep your data on a standard drive as the speed >>>> >>> difference isn't worth the high cost for large storage space. >>>> >>> -ben >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Leoung O'Young < >>>> digim...@digimata.com> >>>> >>> wrote: >>>> >>> > Hi Ben, >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Thanks for your feedback. >>>> >>> > I am looking to get the Asus GTX 560 Ti for my i7 3930 /32gb ram >>>> >>> > Do you have any experience with this card with Fury2? >>>> >>> > Will definitely consider your suggestion of SSD. What kind of >>>> gain do >>>> >>> > you >>>> >>> > see with the SSD cards? >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > I will definitely consider getting Fury2 once we upgrade XSI >>>> >>> > You guys have done a tremendous job. >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > Leoung >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > On 10/14/2012 4:01 PM, Ben Houston wrote: >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> Hi Leoung, >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> SLI should will see some benefits with Fury 2, although half of >>>> the >>>> >>> >> Fury 2 calculations when self-shadowing happen on the CPU and two >>>> >>> >> video cards won't speed that up and usually you feed Fury 2 via >>>> ICE >>>> >>> >> simulations which happen completely on the CPU right now. I >>>> >>> >> personally have never found the >>>> >>> >> money required for an SLI configuration worth it -- I've done it >>>> once >>>> >>> >> about two years ago. Just getting a faster PC (Intel Core i7 >>>> 39x0 >>>> >>> >> look really nice right now), SSD drives or more memory or a >>>> better >>>> >>> >> single video card usually works out better for myself. >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> Best regards, >>>> >>> >> -ben >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Leoung O'Young >>>> >>> >> <digim...@digimata.com> >>>> >>> >> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> Does put 2 graphics card for SLI see benefits in XSI interface >>>> >>> >>> performance >>>> >>> >>> and help also help rendering in GPU plugins like Exocortex Fury >>>> 2? >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>>> >>> >>> Leoung >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> -- >>>> >>> Best regards, >>>> >>> Ben Houston >>>> >>> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom >>>> >>> http://Exocortex.com <http://exocortex.com/> - Passionate CG >>>> Software Professionals. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best regards, >>>> Ben Houston >>>> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom >>>> http://Exocortex.com <http://exocortex.com/> - Passionate CG Software >>>> Professionals. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
