Microsoft's Windows Vista is to blame for slowing down the progress -- and, in turn, adoption-- of solid state drives (SSDs), according to Sandisk Chairman and CEO Eli Harari.
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written by vogelabv 35 days ago
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I actually side with Sandisk here. SSD is a different type of harddrive and should have drivers optimized for flash instead of being optimized for a normal harddrive. Why build legacy hardware on to SSDs to support inadequate operating systems? It makes no sense and only slows down overall I/O.
written by davemackey 35 days ago
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Seems like building drivers is the hardware manufacturer's responsibility though? I know Microsoft does, but no use complaining that Microsoft hasn't created them when it is your job.
written by vogelabv 34 days ago
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The ability to access the drive is I think different from how the OS uses that drive.
For instance about a year ago there was a lot of concern of using Ubuntu on laptops because it really causes them to seek a lot of data and will 1) shorten your drive life and 2) use up your battery quickly.
Would you say the laptop manufacturer should have a special driver for Ubuntu to pass off the extra seeks into a special onboard ram? Or would you say Ubuntu should just adjust how it uses the drive because it is not using it optimally as an OS?
I think the same applies to Microsoft. SSDs have a different set of rules and should be accessed using different methods than hard drives.
written by davemackey 33 days ago
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I actually side with Sandisk here. SSD is a different type of harddrive and should have drivers optimized for flash instead of being optimized for a normal harddrive. Why build legacy hardware on to SSDs to support inadequate operating systems? It makes no sense and only slows down overall I/O.
Seems like building drivers is the hardware manufacturer's responsibility though? I know Microsoft does, but no use complaining that Microsoft hasn't created them when it is your job.
The ability to access the drive is I think different from how the OS uses that drive.
For instance about a year ago there was a lot of concern of using Ubuntu on laptops because it really causes them to seek a lot of data and will 1) shorten your drive life and 2) use up your battery quickly.
Would you say the laptop manufacturer should have a special driver for Ubuntu to pass off the extra seeks into a special onboard ram? Or would you say Ubuntu should just adjust how it uses the drive because it is not using it optimally as an OS?
I think the same applies to Microsoft. SSDs have a different set of rules and should be accessed using different methods than hard drives.
Good point. :-)