Also, let me note, it came with a 3 year warranty so I expect it to last at
least 3 years...but if it doesn't, i'll just return it under the warranty.


On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Thomas Burgess <wonsl...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Bob Friesenhahn <
> bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 24 May 2010, Thomas Burgess wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It's a sandforce sf-1500 model but without a supercap....heres some info
>>> on it:
>>>
>>> Maximum Performance
>>>
>>>  *  Max Read: up to 270MB/s
>>>  *  Max Write: up to 250MB/s
>>>  *  Sustained Write: up to 235MB/s
>>>  *  Random Write 4k: 15,000 IOPS
>>>  *  Max 4k IOPS: 50,000
>>>
>>
>> Isn't there a serious problem with these specifications?  It seems that
>> the minimum assured performance values (and the median) are much more
>> interesting than some "maximum" performance value which might only be
>> reached during a brief instant of the device lifetime under extremely ideal
>> circumstances.  It seems that toilet paper may of much more practical use
>> than these specifications.  In fact, I reject them as being specifications
>> at all.
>>
>> The Apollo reentry vehicle was able to reach amazing speeds, but only for
>> a single use.
>>
>> Bob
>>
> What exactly do you mean?
> Every review i've read about this device has been great.  Every review i've
> read about the sandforce controllers has been good to....are you saying they
> have shorter lifetimes?  Everything i've read has made them sound like they
> should last longer than typical ssds because they write less actual data....
>
>
>
>
>> --
>> Bob Friesenhahn
>> bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us,
>> http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
>> GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
>>
>
>
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