[16:42] Afternoon Ohio [17:02] thafreak: 10 years reliable? nah. you're looking at say, 4-5 years average with a SSD. [17:02] maybe. depends on who you buy. [17:30] yeah, but most enterprise sata drives can do 4-5 years and they're cheaper [17:31] it's just odd that the whole "no moving parts" notion should make them more reliable...but they're not at all [17:31] again, it depends on what "reliable" means. [17:32] if it means "shock-resistant" than maybe they are [17:32] then* [17:32] if it means "ready when I want it from cold boot" then ditto [17:57] no reliable means reliable [17:57] i.e. i put data on it [17:58] and i can expect to get the exact same data back later [17:59] define "later". [17:59] some time that's after [17:59] when i put the data on there [17:59] how long? [17:59] preferably for ever [18:00] can't expect it to last 10 years, you might not even have a cable that can connect to it by then. you're being somewhat vague. :P [18:01] well, that's my problem not keeping the cable to the drive [18:01] how about as long as i have the hardware that can use it [18:02] i've seen sgi boxes with spinning disks that ran 15-20 years [18:03] ok maybe more like the 15 years....but still