solid state memory?
We are getting ready to order a new computer to replace hubby's XP. We are considering a Dell 1700 Inspiron. I notice that some of the other computers they offer for more $ have solid state memory a...
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camperpaul wrote:
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However a highly fragmented computer down to a crawl.
Don't blink your eyes when doing a defrag; you might miss it ;)
It's pointless to defrag an ssd, the controller on an ssd purposely scatters data across the cells of the ssd in order that the cells wear evenly. This means the data will never be written in a contiguous manner like the way it would be written on a traditional spinning platter drive after being defragged.
The memory cells of an ssd have a finite number of write cycles and defragging causes unnecessary writes that don't provide any benefit.
Even though the memory cells of an ssd have a finite number of write cycles, the number is quite large and a typical user will probably never encounter the max number.
