SamReidHughes2

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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   It's a definition of what "2" means.
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   You can always saturate a storage subsystem -- add more clients (assuming you don't saturate the CPU, the CPU's memory bandwidth, or the network interface -- any of which can happen if you put a high-end storage device on otherwis
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   > , an SSD is necessary in order to guarantee something is on stable storage with latency better than spindles can provide Interestingly enough, if we ignore current hard drive firmware, I don't agree with this. In the context of s
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   > I don't know what the intended use case actually is, Generally speaking, if you've got a database system of some sort and want to write data to a file. > It's still not enough: with write ordering and notification but
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   What bodyfour is proposing is not just getting a write-notification -- it's in tandem with being able to specify write ordering. If you need to be able to specify write ordering, you also want to be able to have a write notification.
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   You can also get much faster secure random numbers.
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   Where does this article say that?
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   by SamReidHughes2 13y ago

   It has 7 to 8 hours of battery life, not 1 hour. edit: According to the tech specs it will get a 1 hour charge after the first 3 minutes of charging. I have the previous water-resistant model and this seems about right.