are SSDs ok for database and wordprocessing

phil-k · 8 Dec 2015 at 11:17

are SSDs ok for using in an office environment where a lot of data will be added and deleted constantly
Thanks

Grrrrr · 8 Dec 2015 at 12:24

Yes, absolutely fine.

If you're asking because of concerns over the number of SSD writes, it'll be several years before you're even close to that limit. The PC itself will be obsolete long before then I'd imagine.

NickK · 8 Dec 2015 at 13:17

There used to be a preference for SLC over MLC due to the number of write cycles they support being higher.

phil-k · 8 Dec 2015 at 15:40

Great Thanks

Nasher · 8 Dec 2015 at 18:55

People are using SSDs in enterprise SAN/NASs now, so I wouldnt worry to much about write limits. Even used 24/7 they should last ages.

Longer than Seagate disks at least

nutcase · 8 Dec 2015 at 21:15

Enterprise SSDs are still eye-wateringly expensive - but the performance increase over even 15k drives is HUGE. So if you're seeing a database with poor IOPS performance, consider it.