[WriteLog] Solid State Drive ?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Yes, I've migrated both of my old systems to SSD and it makes a
significant difference in boot times as well as response when
dealing with large logs.

The other thing you can do to maximize performance in a new system
is install as much primary RAM as you can afford (and use a 64 bit
operating system).  16 GB is not "too large" as it will keep swapping
to disk to an absolute minimum unless your programs are complete
memory hogs.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 3/5/2013 8:20 PM, W5XB wrote:
> Building a new ham radio computer.
>
> Planning on a faster I5 CPU. That's a 4 core and since I am not crunching
> huge bunches of numbers, it will be fast enough.
>
> The supplier suggested another way to speed things up: use a solid state
> drive since I don't need a large drive. At about $1 a gigabyte, it seems a
> good a good choice.
>
> Is anyone using an SSD? I am guessing the flash memory is not bothered by
> the presence of high RF energy, but I am not sure...so I am asking.
>
> 73s, Grant W5XB
>
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