Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
Though no-one can go back and make a new start, everyone can start from
now and make a new ending.

Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
> bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
> me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
> doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.
>

How long did they last? I have only recently started using SSD so it would
be nice to have an idea of longevity vs mechanical drives.

--

IanJ

gopher://gopher.icu

On 20/07/2023 in message <u9b1nv$2lh4r$1@dont-email.me> IanJ wrote:

>Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>>Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
>>bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
>>me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
>>doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.
>>
>
>How long did they last? I have only recently started using SSD so it would
>be nice to have an idea of longevity vs mechanical drives.

The OCZ Vertex was released about 2010 and I think the Intel about the
same. My 2 x Intels are still going strong.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
640k ought to be enough for anyone.
(Bill Gates, 1981)

IanJ <SPAMian_jones_01@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
> >
> > Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
> > bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
> > me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
> > doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.
> >
>
> How long did they last? I have only recently started using SSD so it would
> be nice to have an idea of longevity vs mechanical drives.

The first gen OCZs had awful infant mortality:
https://hardforum.com/threads/ocz-ssds-why-are-they-so-bad.1806823/

That's no indicator of the longevity of other brands. It's more of a
miracle that it lasted so long.

Theo
(mine lasted about 3 months)

On 20 Jul 2023 at 11:19:43 BST, "IanJ" <SPAMian_jones_01@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>> Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
>> bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
>> me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
>> doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.
>>
>
> How long did they last? I have only recently started using SSD so it would
> be nice to have an idea of longevity vs mechanical drives.

Mine's still going as a TV's pvm storage.

Do not worry about SSD storage lifespan unless you are filling and
clearing the drive completely on a daily basis.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
You can't get a leopard to change his spots. In fact, you
can't /really/ get a leopard to appreciate the notion that
it has spots. You can explain it carefully to the leopard,
but it will just sit there looking at you, knowing that
you are made of meat.
After a while it will perhaps kill you. -- Geoffrey Pullum

On 20/07/2023 16:34, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
> On 20 Jul 2023 at 11:19:43 BST, "IanJ" <SPAMian_jones_01@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
>>> bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
>>> me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
>>> doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.
>>>
>>
>> How long did they last? I have only recently started using SSD so it would
>> be nice to have an idea of longevity vs mechanical drives.
>
> Mine's still going as a TV's pvm storage.
>
> Do not worry about SSD storage lifespan unless you are filling and
> clearing the drive completely on a daily basis.
>
> Cheers - Jaimie

I had wondered about using 4 TB SSDs in my CCTV recorder instead of HDDs.

Each 4 TB disc will hold 17 days footage and then gets overwritten 68
days later so the SSD would get overwritten 5 times a year.

My DVR can take up to 5 of these so that gives me 85 days footage
coverage from my 8 cameras.

On 20 Jul 2023 at 17:33:48 BST, "SH" <i.love@spam.com> wrote:

> On 20/07/2023 16:34, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
>> On 20 Jul 2023 at 11:19:43 BST, "IanJ" <SPAMian_jones_01@yahoo.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Remember these? Very popular in their day, I think it was the first SSD I
>>>> bought (although that may have been an Intel 180) and it has just died on
>>>> me. I was doing some sorting and tried to copy a heap of stuff but it
>>>> doesn't want to know so another one for the bin.
>>>>
>>>
>>> How long did they last? I have only recently started using SSD so it would
>>> be nice to have an idea of longevity vs mechanical drives.
>>
>> Mine's still going as a TV's pvm storage.
>>
>> Do not worry about SSD storage lifespan unless you are filling and
>> clearing the drive completely on a daily basis.
>>
>> Cheers - Jaimie
>
>
> I had wondered about using 4 TB SSDs in my CCTV recorder instead of HDDs.
>
> Each 4 TB disc will hold 17 days footage and then gets overwritten 68
> days later so the SSD would get overwritten 5 times a year.
>
> My DVR can take up to 5 of these so that gives me 85 days footage
> coverage from my 8 cameras.

Crucial say their 4TB MX500 will take at least 1000tb, so that's filled
250 times, so that's 50 years. Even with write-multiplication issues
(minimal in your case, more for small-file people) that's plenty.

Still, even at £160/drive that adds up to a lot for a bit of quiet. Make
sure your DVR chassis isn't noisy all by itself by fans before
committing a big wadge of cash!

Cheers - Jaimie
--
"Some people think that noise abatement should be a higher
priority for ATC. I say safety is noise abatement. You have no
idea how much noise it makes to have a 737 fall out of the sky
after an accident."
-- anonymous air traffic controller