flosoft said:

Asking myself if Linux ext3 needs defragmentation, or if my home drive is dying?

6 months, 2 weeks ago in Brussels, Belgium.

ext3 dosen't really need defragmentation, chek out your HD with hdparm

6 months, 2 weeks ago by nyconyco.
hmm, I am not sure which option to put. But /dev/hdc2 is mounted on /. I think i'll look for an SSD soon.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.
SSD's are really really expensive..

6 months, 2 weeks ago by niekie.
for now...

6 months, 2 weeks ago by nyconyco.
Just what I had been thinking.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by zeen.
€ 119 for an IDE SSD of 8GB

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.
WOOOOW. And 159€ for 32gb!

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.
I'd rather boot of a 8GB USB stick then.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by niekie.
boot off*

6 months, 2 weeks ago by niekie.
that ie getting really cheap, SSD generalization and magnetic storage disappearance are near

6 months, 2 weeks ago by nyconyco.
We already ship some servers with SSD via USB.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.
EEE PC has SSD

6 months, 2 weeks ago by nyconyco.
And I have an EeePC :) ....but that SSD is quite bad.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.
why? slow?

6 months, 2 weeks ago by nyconyco.
yes. and bad clusters from time to time.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.
ok, the beginning of mas production of a new technology... it was the same with dead pixels with LCD screens

6 months, 2 weeks ago by nyconyco.
right. And come on ... 300€ ... I am happy that it actually works :) Didn't expect much more.

6 months, 2 weeks ago by flosoft.