What's the point of buying SSDs when they're more expensive and die much faster compared to long-lasting HDDs?
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:35 [#10988][report] They don't even make SATA SSDs anymore. It's all NVMe or HDDs
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:35 [#10989][report] SSD=Faster operating system, next question.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:37 [#10991][report] >>26355 hdd for cam dvr's and cold storage. ssd for everything else.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:38 [#10992][report] At this rate I've had to pivot to compression to save wear and tear.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:39 [#10993][report] >>26359 where are the files located when you compress them before moving them to your drive?>>26359
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:46 [#10994][report] >>26355 >die much faster compared to long-lasting HDDs Both die at a comparatively proportional rate, respectively, if you go full retard with either drive type. >>26358 SSDeez nuts.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:47 [#10995][report] >>26358 Do they even still make DVR's? Does anyone use them?
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:51 [#10996][report] >>26362 maybe I meant NVR's. Whichever ones work as a centralized server and storage for your cctv cameras.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 05:58 [#10999][report] >>26355 is it Gs as in gravities? what the fuck do i babby my HDD so much for then
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 06:31 [#11019][report] >open program on SSD >Instantly loads >Open program on HDD >ssskkkkrrrrrrt
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 08:03 [#11061][report] >SSD What does this actually stand for? >can't be a solid state drive, because it has no moving parts and drive means movement >can't be solid state disk because it doesn't have a disk shaped object >solid state device is just generic and can refer to RAM as well It's probably referring to Demons.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 09:48 [#11176][report] >>26355 >die faster >opposite of reality You okay OP? Forgot your meds?
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 11:16 [#11205][report] Does anyone even use HDDs anymore?
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 11:38 [#11220][report] >>26355 define "dies much faster"? Let say HDD survives 1 million years and ssd dies after 2000 years does it matter? Even with heavy swapping ssd's will last life time.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 12:26 [#11253][report] >>26356 this is the main reason to continue buying hdds.
you're physically limited by the number of available pcie lanes for nvme ssds. you can use bifurcation, but that just means lower speeds.
meanwhile, any cpu is capable of handling 4+ sata devices without any issue.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 12:44 [#11263][report] >>26372 >you can use bifurcation, but that just means lower speeds. Weird mindset >Oh no my theoretical 16GB/s NVMe array might only 8GB/s >Better stick with 250MB/s HDDs where I might get 2GB/s on the very best of days
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 12:54 [#11267][report] >>26356 They still make SATA SSDs, they're just in NGFF. I bought a bunch of NGFF to SATA adapters so I'll be able to keep using them in my server.
Also, SSDs in general last longer than HDDs and they're faster. HDDs still have better price per TB, so the choice is more application specific.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 17:03 [#11354][report] >>26355 several times faster. HDD are outdated technology.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 17:18 [#11362][report] >>26365 Literally never fuckinh happened, only reason you think this is because games nowadays use the fucking. drive as ram because devs can't be assed to do things properly and load everything straight from drive because del ram is already full
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 17:18 [#11363][report] >>26367 >What does this actually stand for? Seriously Sexy Demons
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 17:19 [#11364][report] >>26368 hdds literally last decades, and if you just store them without turning them on even centuries. Fucking liar
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 17:31 [#11367][report] >>26375 there are hdds from the 90s still fully operational (I have them), while ssds will experience bit rot no matter what memory crystals will be the best of both worlds 50 years from now
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 17:32 [#11369][report] >>26355 that and the fact that QLC is slower than a 7200rpn drive
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 18:42 [#11377][report] >>26369 Yes, for long term storage aka data grave and for backups. I got picrel 88TB of storage, 70TB of which are HDD and 18TB are NVMe SSD. I consider this the bare minimum to remain operational until the AI bubble collapses.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:06 [#11389][report] >>26374 SSDs are for active use while HDDs are for long term storage and air-gapped data archival, today that's literally what they're made for respectively any data on an SSD will begin to corrupt within 3-12 months of being powered off, they are not reliable for actual storage at all this used to be common sense
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:20 [#11392][report] >A standard 1TB drive has a rating of 600 TBW, meaning you would have to completely fill and erase the drive almost every day for 16 years to wear it out. I think I'm good OP and I'm not really hurting over $30 (lmao @ ur life)
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:22 [#11394][report] >>26384 Because write wear is the only thing that can cause an ssd to fail.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:25 [#11397][report] >>26385 retard cope try leaving even the shittiest hdd and an ssd with the same files in a closet for 5 years and see what happens to the data every data center uses hdd for archival even today for a reason
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:27 [#11399][report] >>26386 Anything can fail anon. That's not in dispute. The question is do SSDs fail more than HDDs or even just electronics in general
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:28 [#11400][report] >>26387 DCs use HDDs because they are cheap and not because of some sperg use case of buying them to not use them.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:30 [#11402][report] >>26389 that's not the only reason look up bit rot, your low iq is showing
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:37 [#11405][report] >>26390 This retard honestly thinks the main concern with HDDs in a DC is bitrot lmao The world isn't running cluster level filesystems because they are afraid of bitrot, it's because HDDs fail in the thousands per day.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 19:39 [#11406][report] >>26387 It is objectively incorrect
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 22:03 [#11456][report] >>26382 >any data on an SSD will begin to corrupt within 3-12 months of being powered off No. An old, worn out, wear level maxed, full SSD may start corrupting data within months of being powered off. And if you want archival storage, there are more cost effective options than HDD.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 22:47 [#11477][report] >>26379 Yeah and how often have they been used? >>26382 I have USB sticks from like 15 years ago that still work good as new and those are essentially SSDs.
Anonymous · 2026-07-22 23:05 [#11482][report] >>26375 >HDD are outdated technology Yeah but they give you the best ratio of density of data per dollar
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 00:24 [#11499][report] >>26371 i'm not clicking that
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 01:02 [#11504][report] >>26355 >when they're more expensive Priced by IOPS they're much cheaper. Use the right tool for the right job. >die much faster They usually have comparable write load rating to HDDs in the same market segment. Also these are warranty numbers in both cases. Your SSD doesn't automatically lock itself after whatever number of lifetime writes they say on the box.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 01:05 [#11505][report] >>26356 Why is /g/ filled with so many retard larpers who don’t know that the fuck they’re talking about? Is being into computers cool now? Why are you pretending?
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 01:05 [#11506][report] >>26386 Every statistic I've seen says in-warranty mortality for both is usually about 1%, with name brand SSDs having a much lower preponderance of dogs than HDD.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 03:10 [#11519][report] >>26356 >They don't even make SATA SSDs anymore there's a billion different sata ssds readily available, and samsung announced an 8 tb 870 evo like... a month ago why do people keep repeating this lie that makes 0 sense? is it some sort of bait or what
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 03:12 [#11520][report] >>26355 >and die much faster the average ssd lasts like 2 decades, while modern consumer hdds have a 30+% failure rate after the fifth year of service, quit this retardation already, please.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 03:13 [#11521][report] >>26401 >inb4 muuh writes an high end tlc sata drive easily lasts 1+PB of writes, modern nvmes are even better in this regard, even the shittiest qlc dramless low capacity drives will never reach their write limit under normal conditions
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 03:14 [#11522][report] >>26400 >samsung announced an 8 tb 870 evo like... a month ago
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 03:17 [#11523][report] >>26403 yes... of course it's expensive just like every other ssd in this market, your point? if anything, the fact that they bothered lanching it despite the pricing situation puts into prospective how much sata ssds are still relevant.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 04:08 [#11530][report] >>26355 >and die much faster compared to long-lasting HDDs? lmao in what fucking reality? I've used SSDs since 2010, all of them are still alive. Meanwhile, none of the HDDs I bought in the same timeframe are alive, all of the data was lost. There will be a huge void in data produced between 1990-2020 because humanity thought it was a good idea to store data in delicate metal plates that spin at 5000+RPM and get permanently fucked up with a small nudge.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 04:40 [#11531][report] >>26405 >I've used SSDs since 2010, all of them are still alive. Meanwhile, none of the HDDs I bought in the same timeframe are alive yup, this I know it counts as anectodal rather than factual data, but I struggle to believe none of these retards have noticed this obvious pattern. I have a pile of dead hdds, most with very few hours of use before they died, while I also have lots and lots of ssds that are almost a decade old, regularly used, and even the chinkiest ones never die. the oldest most abused drives have barely half their tbw rating of writes, about 1/20 of their actual lifespan, and 50k+ hours of usage. I have yet to have an hdd last more than 10k hours before shitting the bed, i've seen high end 3.5" nas drives do 90k hours, but that's with spindown disabled, turn that fucker off and it's not spinning up ever again, consumer hdds (especially modern smr ewaste) under regular usage conditions are going to last way less than an aliexpress ssd. >There will be a huge void in data produced between 1990-2020 because humanity thought it was a good idea to store data in delicate metal plates that spin at 5000+RPM and get permanently fucked up with a small nudge. this part however makes zero sense, what the fuck did you mean by this? ...you understand the concept that data can be copied to a new drive, right? data centers constantly replace hard drives (data is automatically re-constructed with raid), it's likely no drives made in 2020 are still in use in a data center. same goes for regular users, people will still upgrade drives and shit from time to time, plus you're supposed to have backups anyways, nobody is writing data to an hard drive and letting it rot as an archival method
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 05:48 [#11536][report] >>26378 >hdds literally last decades all my HDDs die after 6 or 7 years max
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 05:49 [#11538][report] >>26407 and thats why i stopped using them altogether. nvme masterrace
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 05:55 [#11540][report] >>26355 SSDs no matter the interface are great for the OS or for any disk you need really fast response times. A HDD RAID array for storage and decent storage throughput.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 07:16 [#11548][report] >>26355 what's the point of having a computer in your pocket when you can't perform a quick jewgle search? kys you knuckle dragging mongoloid.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 07:53 [#11551][report] >>26378 Hard drives will either survive a nuclear Holocaust or will die in catastrophic fashion after 5-6 months with absolutely no in-between. Usually the latter.
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 07:56 [#11552][report] >>26357 Will I have a great day today?
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 10:29 [#11560][report] i fucking hate you retards so much
Anonymous · 2026-07-23 10:37 [#11561][report] >>26400 >>26403 >>26404 >>26413 I paid $450 for a 7.68TB MLC U.2 drive like 4 years ago. Even QVOs where still $800 You where always paying an absolute premium for the privilege of it being slightly more convenient and it ultimately being a slower drive. IDK how that doesn't turn anyone off immediately.