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If the OS used the SSD as a swap device, it would still try to write the data back to the underlying drive within a reasonable period of time, which isn't neces
by CJefferson 16y ago
If the OS used the SSD as a swap device, it would still try to write the data back to the underlying drive within a reasonable period of time, which isn't necessary for SSD.
- Nate75Sanders 16y agoUnless I'm mistaken, you're still thinking of file writes. I'm talking about using your SSD as "slow RAM". Your statement is true, but it doesn't account for the use of SSD as something that could be used for very large ephemeral data structures.
- eru 16y agoBut that wouldn't be too much of a problem. Actually it's a good idea, so that you can shovel in different data, in case those get hot.