Reliability of Intel X-25M SSD Drive

[EricMartello]

Looking at the 160 GB X-25M SSD drive for use in a server. It will be under a moderate i/o load 24/7 mainly running a database. Does anyone using this particular drive know if it has firmware/controller issues that may lead to data corruption over time? Any other caveats with this drive that I may want to know about?

Too much crap to clean up.
Administrator allisolm

 

[0roo0roo]

lol wut?

someone hired you to run a server?

 

[Peppered]

I am not by no means a IT person, I just like building my own PC's and seeing what I can do with them as cash is available. I wouldn't think a SSD drive would be good for a server though. there are still reports of all brands getting sluggish after a period of time.

I think they reliability of them is good though, they draw much less current, generate very little heat, suppose to be very durable but they are still new tech and from what I see It folks do they seem to stay with proven tech in hardware and a OS before they use a new OS or new hardware.

 

[Fayd]

I am not by no means a IT person, I just like building my own PC's and seeing what I can do with them as cash is available. I wouldn't think a SSD drive would be good for a server though. there are still reports of all brands getting sluggish after a period of time.

I think they reliability of them is good though, they draw much less current, generate very little heat, suppose to be very durable but they are still new tech and from what I see It folks do they seem to stay with proven tech in hardware and a OS before they use a new OS or new hardware.

uh....

trim command makes the sluggishness over time a moot point.

 

[EricMartello]

lol wut?

someone hired you to run a server?

There may come a time when someone hires you to do something other than perform mediocre oral sex.

I am not by no means a IT person, I just like building my own PC's and seeing what I can do with them as cash is available. I wouldn't think a SSD drive would be good for a server though. there are still reports of all brands getting sluggish after a period of time.

I think they reliability of them is good though, they draw much less current, generate very little heat, suppose to be very durable but they are still new tech and from what I see It folks do they seem to stay with proven tech in hardware and a OS before they use a new OS or new hardware.

Yeah I read the articles here on AT about the SSD drives losing their performance over time, but it appears that even when they are "used" they are still substantially faster than their mechanical counterparts...at least the X-25 is.

uh....

trim command makes the sluggishness over time a moot point.

It increases the time it takes for the drive to become sluggish...it also seems that the trim command would reduce the effective lifespan of said SSD. Trim is currently supported in Win7, not linux or vista as far as I know, so for now it doesn't help me.

 

[Fayd]

if your dataset is small enough, you could just go with the x25-E, which apparently doesnt suffer from the data degradation over time issue that the m's do. at least, that's the way i remember it.

 

[0roo0roo]

There may come a time when someone hires you to do something other than perform mediocre oral sex.

lol you are the incompetent apparently in charge of implementing a server so really, you should have done the basic leg work of looking stuff up on even this site before asking silly questions here.

i feel sorry for whoever hired you. it seems on some level even you know you are only really competent for sloppy oral sex since that came to mind so quickly.

 

[Peppered]

uh....

trim command makes the sluggishness over time a moot point.

That was just part of the reasons I was stating it may not be the best idea to use for a server.

Again I am not by no means close to being a IT person but from all I have read and from all I have seen from the jobs I have been at reliability is the key to servers.

Servers crashing a lot is not a good thing and spending a lot of money on new technology that isn't proven yet doesn't make sense to use for a server.

 

[0roo0roo]

there are enterprise level ssds
reliability is achieved through redundancy and backups.
NO storage is reliable in the first place.
there are even pcie based ssd's sometimes basically ssd raid on a card for servers, with rather extreme io's per second etc for server use. $$$

 

[kranky]

A good thing to know before making a decision is how much of the database I/O is expected to be read vs. write.

 

[EricMartello]

lol you are the incompetent apparently in charge of implementing a server so really, you should have done the basic leg work of looking stuff up on even this site before asking silly questions here.

i feel sorry for whoever hired you. it seems on some level even you know you are only really competent for sloppy oral sex since that came to mind so quickly.

That's almost a good comeback. Why don't you scoot back to ATOT where you are in your element. The rest of the site requires an IQ over 50 and the more you talk the more you reiterate your mental challenges.

there are enterprise level ssds
reliability is achieved through redundancy and backups.
NO storage is reliable in the first place.
there are even pcie based ssd's sometimes basically ssd raid on a card for servers, with rather extreme io's per second etc for server use. $$$

Awesome suggestion bro!

Except that you obviously have no idea what you're talking about or what the application is. You are quite capable of parroting something you stumbled over in another thread (which also flew over your head mostly) but you're just so full of fail that you can't even troll effectively.

Now go wipe that jizz off your chin and service your next "client".

 

[Fayd]

Awesome suggestion bro!

Except that you obviously have no idea what you're talking about or what the application is. You are quite capable of parroting something you stumbled over in another thread (which also flew over your head mostly) but you're just so full of fail that you can't even troll effectively.

Now go wipe that jizz off your chin and service your next "client".

his reply wasn't to you, but the person that suggested SSD's are unproven technology.

don't be a dick. your response doesn't even make sense in context of his.

 

[EricMartello]

his reply wasn't to you, but the person that suggested SSD's are unproven technology.

don't be a dick. your response doesn't even make sense in context of his.

SSD's are essentially a small niche item today, they're not mainstream and the technology is still developing. Unproven? Maybe not, but they are hardly tried and true.

a) Topic of thread is: Reliability of Intel X-25M SSD Drive

b) I did not ask about anything else, therefore his response is irrelevant to this thread.

c) He is a troll from ATOT, and unemployed apparently.

The purpose of this thread is for people with REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE using the X-25M to provide some feedback regarding its performance and reliability..doesn't necessarily need to be in a server, but it should be used frequently on a daily basis - i.e. a workstation.

The X-25E is not ideal due to its capacity limitations and price level. There is a budget here that needs to be considered. The X-25M fits this budget, has a MTBF of 1.2 million hours which is "server grade" and even when it loses its initial performance, should still outperform a standard mechanical hard drive. The X-25M G2 looks to be an even better choice but there seem to be availability issues with that drive.

So trolls who cannot troll aside, I'd appreciate it if anyone who is using this drive can say if it's working fine or if they have any issues that crop up. That is all.

 

[0roo0roo]

lol, you keep digging that hole deeper. you pointing fingers calling me ignorant is rich when every word you type reveals your ignorance ever more.

NO storage is proven or reliable. egads man. get that through your skull. anyone looking for such a thing to rely on is an idiot. one must always rely on redundancy and backup.

yea keep digging that hole deeper, mtbf doesn't mean what you think it means. that you quote it is just yet another strike. never mind the complete idiocy of asking for anecdotal evidence on reliability on something like a harddrive. you want information from sample sizes of one? give me a break, that level of thinking just says it all really. you are in charge of setting up a "server"? you must be joking. you should think twice before whipping out troll when frankly you clearly are an arrogant sob that thinks they know everything already, the worst kind of ignorant person around. you didn't do the minimum leg work before asking your questions and it showed. now you want to get uppity now that your incompetence has already been revealed?

 

[ScorcherDarkly]

Can you two take the pissing contest back to ATOT? The mods are asleep apparently and haven't suspended you two yet, else I wouldn't have to ask. I realize this is your thread, EM, but you could at least be decent enough to ignore him for 5 minutes and spare the rest of us.

 

[EricMartello]

lol, you keep digging that hole deeper. you pointing fingers calling me ignorant is rich when every word you type reveals your ignorance ever more.

I have only called you a cock sucker and you have not disputed that. We can conclude that it is a fact.

NO storage is proven or reliable. egads man. get that through your skull. anyone looking for such a thing to rely on is an idiot. one must always rely on redundancy and backup.

Generalized comments about something you know nothing about don't make you seem smart.

yea keep digging that hole deeper, mtbf doesn't mean what you think it means. that you quote it is just yet another strike. never mind the complete idiocy of asking for anecdotal evidence on reliability on something like a harddrive. you want information from sample sizes of one? give me a break, that level of thinking just says it all really. you are in charge of setting up a "server"? you must be joking. you should think twice before whipping out troll when frankly you clearly are an arrogant sob that thinks they know everything already, the worst kind of ignorant person around. you didn't do the minimum leg work before asking your questions and it showed. now you want to get uppity now that your incompetence has already been revealed?

The only thing you've revealed is that you like sucking on cocks. Anything else you want to reveal, cockboy?

 

[0roo0roo]

I have only called you a cock sucker and you have not disputed that. We can conclude that it is a fact.



Generalized comments about something you know nothing about don't make you seem smart.



The only thing you've revealed is that you like sucking on cocks. Anything else you want to reveal, cockboy?

omg lol
nothing more needs to be said really

 

[Fayd]

hi, i'm a douche.

i want opinions on a specific piece of hardware. i use a dataset that only I know, i'm not gonna tell anyone about it.

and i'm gonna be a piece of shit to anyone who responds to my thread with a theoretical or third-party anecdotal rebuttle.

I don't get it. if you cant maintain at least a semblance of maturity, why are you even posting on the forums? if you can't take advice, then why ask for it?