[ale] OT: SSD vs spinning rust

[Derek Atkins]

It all depends on usage!  Both technologies have their pluses and minuses.
You can have spinning rust active for over 10 years, but are subject to
start/stop cycles.
SSDs have write limits, requiring wear-leveling to prevent writing to the
same cell over and over.
Basically:  YMMV but both techs are "reliable".

-derek

On Mon, November 3, 2025 9:31 am, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
> Decade old question. Which is more reliable?
> Forget speed.
> Opinions.
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