My first SSD "hard drive": I caught a sale on a new Acer laptop a few weeks ago; 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD "hard drive". I'm fond of Acers because I've found them to be particularly...

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Mar 10, 2022 18:58:21 #

kernel bleep Loc: Charlotte, NC

I caught a sale on a new Acer laptop a few weeks ago; 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD "hard drive". I'm fond of Acers because I've found them to be particularly Linux-friendly drivers-wise but this will be my first experience with an SSD.

I know it'll break all kinds of read/write speed records but are there any cautions or concerns I should know about as far as its use and upkeep goes? Any gotchas?

Thanks.

Mar 10, 2022 19:32:19 #

11bravo

Don't defrag is the only one I can think of.

Mar 10, 2022 21:01:58 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

11bravo wrote:

Don't defrag is the only one I can think of.

Right answer.

Mar 10, 2022 21:41:28 #

decoonass Loc: San Antonio

Keep track of the health of that drive with https://download.cnet.com/CrystalDiskInfo/3000-2086_4-10832082.html

Mar 10, 2022 21:56:23 #

11bravo

Another check:
https://www.howtogeek.com/257196/how-to-check-if-trim-is-enabled-for-your-ssd-and-enable-it-if-it-isnt/

Mar 11, 2022 02:20:45 #

Laramie Loc: Tempe

When you Solid State Drive fails, everything is gone. Best to keep it as the OS drive.

Mar 11, 2022 10:08:16 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I bought a similar one over a year ago. Nice unit.

Also get the free ClearDiskInfo. https://www.carifred.com/cleardiskinfo/

SSDs will wear out faster the more you write to them. When I record video, I use a HDD, rather than an SSD.

Lots of info here -

https://www.google.com/search?q=using+an+ssd&sxsrf=APq-WBv3v2MoWSkvyqI4TCR3ptjjZ0N-yQ%3A1647011227007&ei=mmUrYsDzPOPAytMPl8qhmAM&ved=0ahUKEwjAqIH5qr72AhVjoHIEHRdlCDMQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=using+an+ssd&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBAgjECcyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgoIABCABBCHAhAUMgUIABCABDIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjoHCAAQRxCwA0oECEEYAEoECEYYAFDbBVjbBWDLCmgBcAF4AIABT4gBT5IBATGYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz

Mar 11, 2022 11:15:51 #

kernel bleep Loc: Charlotte, NC

Thanks for the replies. I run Debian Linux and I'm initially concerned about the by-default 'wipe' Debian does before beginning the installation. I believe it writes random 1s and 0s to the entire drive. That's great for security but writing to the entire drive is supposed to be bad news for SDDs according to my research (it also takes frackin' forever!). I'm pretty sure you can skip that during the install but I've never skipped it and am not 100% sure. I know formatting is a different animal with SDDs. Going back to school, I guess...

Mar 11, 2022 13:30:46 #

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

jerryc41 wrote:

I bought a similar one over a year ago. Nice unit... (show quote)

Funny... Apple's new Mac Studio uses solid state storage that runs at 7.4 GB/second, which is ideal for video editing and production. SSD failure rates are very low. At this point, conventional hard drives make the most sense for long term storage, not daily use for active projects. If you're editing 8K raw video, a conventional spinning platter won't work at all.

Mar 11, 2022 18:14:06 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

kernel bleep wrote:

Thanks for the replies. I run Debian Linux and I'm... (show quote)

I would not let it write the entire drive - I would skip that step

Mar 13, 2022 14:29:54 #

JerryOSF Loc: Bristol, VA

I use Linux mint and have two ssd's on my main computer. One (I just installed) is a 1 TB NVMe. The other is a 224 GB sata drive. I have had much success with the sata drives on multiple computers. The NVMe is much faster (about twice). I treat them like a normal sata drive. Also I format them in GPT not MBR. Google "Rodrick Smith Hard Drive Formatting" if not sure about this. GPT is much better. Also I suggest you install the "Home" folder in its own partition.It will simplify upgrading in the future.

Mar 13, 2022 18:16:47 #

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

You think a regular SSD is fast wait until you get a NVME2 on the motherboard. My PC from pushing the button to turn it on to usefulness is less than 4 seconds. It's awesome!!!!

Mar 13, 2022 22:48:04 #

OleMe Loc: Montgomery Co., MD

No need to do the over write. If there's old data, it will be overwritten anyway.

I second putting /home on a separate partition.

Been usung Linuxfor 20 years. It's great.

/Roger

Mar 27, 2022 18:36:19 #

kernel bleep Loc: Charlotte, NC

Thanks, all. The laptop was bought for future use so it's going to be on ice for a while. Thanks for those health check sites and suggestions.

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