[dba-Tech] [dba-OT] Breaking into a Windows 8 COmputer

[Stuart McLachlan]

I consider them short term storage, disposable devices.  I've had loads of them fail.over the 
years.


On 13 Jun 2022 at 20:03, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> And yet...I;ve never had one fail. Go figure...
> 
> r
> 
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 7:46 PM John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Agreed. Thumb drives are check out line candy quality. Because you
> > can actually buy them in the check out line at many stores 
> >
> > John B
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-Tech
> > <dba-tech-bounces+jbartow=winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com> On
> > Behalf Of John Colby Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 7:07 PM To:
> > Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <
> > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] [dba-OT]
> > Breaking into a Windows 8 COmputer
> >
> > Thumb drives are a different kettle of fish.  Far less reliable
> > AFAICT.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 7:24 PM Arthur Fuller
> > <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Well, good for you, JC. My luck has not fared so lucky. However, I
> > > have learned over the years to make a DVD from the thumb drives at
> > > least once a week. That seems to work.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 7:17 PM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > They faired really well.  I used Samsungs so they were high
> > > > quality. We never had an SSD failure, though we had several
> > > > rotating rust
> > failures.
> > > I
> > > > ran Raid6 though (for the rust drives) with spares that could
> > > > fire up and replace the failed drives.  In about 10 years I
> > > > never lost data.
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 12:48 PM John Bartow
> > > > <jbartow at winhaven.net>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > IIRC you ran some heavy SQL Servers on SSDs quite a few years
> > > > > ago. How
> > > > did
> > > > > they fair?
> > > > >
> > > > > John B
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+jbartow=
> > > > winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > > > On Behalf Of John Colby
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 11:45 AM
> > > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <
> > > > > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] [dba-OT] Breaking into a Windows 8
> > > > > COmputer
> > > > >
> > > > > Notice basically not enough samples to mean much.
> > > > >
> > > > > I do love their site though.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 3:03 AM Gustav Brock via dba-Tech <
> > > > > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The real-life numbers from Backblaze:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-202
> > > > > > 1/ The SSD Edition: 2021 Drive Stats Review (backblaze.com)<
> > > > > > https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-edition-2021-drive-stats-
> > > > > > revi ew/>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > /gustav
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