[LAU] SSD for audio

[rosea.grammostola]

On 11/05/2010 03:42 PM, Joe Hartley wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:09:36 +0100
> "rosea.grammostola"<rosea.grammostola at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Do you install you Linux basesystem and home partition on a SSD drive?
>> Or should I only use a SSD for (hot) audio projects?
>>      
> I just installed 2 SATA drives in my studio system to replace the 3 ATA
> drives in there now: an 80 GB for the current projects and a 500 GB 2.5"
> mag drive for the OS and all the non-live projects.  This then all gets
> backed up over the network.  I'm going to pull the power to the ATA drives
> today and see how much it changes the noise generated.
>    

This is SSD? Why 2.5" and not 3.5"
Which size SSD is recommended for a Desktop pc?

>    
>> I was also thinking to use a SSD in my laptop, which I also use as
>> soundmodule e.g. playing piano with it for instance, and backup via
>> network. Good idea?
>>      
> Certainly not a bad one, I'll be trying that myself before long even
> though I don't use the laptop for music.
>
>    
Hmm when I set cpu scaling on performance, the fan of my T61 makes to 
much noise for a SSD to be valuable...

\r