Chris Kalin
Sr. Network Engineer

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate Bargmann [mailto:n0nb@n0nb.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 6:15 AM
> To: John Franklin <franklin@???>
> Cc: dng@???
> Subject: Re: [DNG] noatime by default
>
> * On 2017 28 Aug 22:04 -0500, John Franklin wrote:
> > Unless it’s a refurb, get it. I have one in my MacBook Pro.
> > Lightning fast, silent, and sips power. Second best upgrade I ever
> > did, only behind a 960 EVO NVMe in a Thinkpad T460s.
>
> It would be new.
>
> > Don’t worry about it burning out. Since getting my first SSD, I’ve
> > spilled coffee into more laptops than I’ve lost SSDs to wear and age.
> > A silicone keyboard skin will extend the life of your computer more
> > than noatime.
>
> It has a 5 year warranty and is a few bucks cheaper than a 525 GB
> Crucial MX 300 which has a 3 year warranty. Currently the lappie has a
> 250 GB spinner that is working just fine. I figure that over sizing the
> drive will help with wear leveling. I'm not sure if that is a valid
> assumption, however.
>

It's also a decent idea to keep the total partition size under about 80% of the total drive size so that you get the same write performance no matter how full the partition gets. If partition size = drive size you'll start to see massive slowdowns as the drive gets closer to 100%.