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Subject: Re: Intel SSDs that may not suck
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---- Original message --=
--
>Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:11:10 -0700 (PDT)
>From: pgsql-performanc=
e-owner@postgresql.org (on behalf of Andy <angelflow@yahoo.com>)
>Subje=
ct: Re: [PERFORM] Intel SSDs that may not suck  =

>To: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>,Scott Carey <scott@richrelevanc=
e.com>
>Cc: "pgsql-performance@postgresql.org" <pgsql-performance@postg=
resql.org>,Greg Smith <greg@2ndquadrant.com>
>
>
>--- On Wed, 4/6/11,=
 Scott Carey <scott@richrelevance.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I could care les=
s about the 'fast' sandforce drives.=A0
>> They fail at a high
>> rate=
 and the performance improvement is BECAUSE they are
>> using a large,
>> volatile write cache.=A0 =

>
>The G1 and G2 Intel MLC also use volatile write cache, just like mos=
t SandForce drives do.
>
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