[mythtv-users] Time to get a SSD?

[Saul A. Peebsen]

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:52:31 -0400
Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

> >
> > I usually don't post this type of stuff, but it looks like
> > to good of a deal to let past.
> >
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045&Tpk=20-239-045&nm_mc=EMC-GD072412&cm_mmc=EMC-GD072412-_-index-_-Item-_-20-239-045
> >
> > With Promo Code: EMCYTZT1951
> > Free Shipping!
> >
> > Starts at 12 PST (US)
> >
> > Final price - 79.99
> >
> 
> Almost jumped on it, then I realized that I have no need for a 120GB
> SSD, at least not for mythtv.  Gonna save a few bucks and get a 64GB
> drive, sure the price per GB is higher, but it's not like I'm using
> the SSD for much more than booting and storing my database.  I'll
> spend the difference with a couple sticks of extra RAM.

+1
All my PCs have SSD, 16 GB for root filesystem. /tmp is on tmpfs
and /var/tmp is on hard drive as I'm using Gentoo.
My backend has RAID-0 for storage, frontend has 16 GB SSD only.

-- 
Cheers, Saul