https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/is-web-development-ruby-on-rails-etc-bad-for-ssds/m-p/22684#M10797 <P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>This drive does not support TRIM since it is first generation Intel® X25-M. Second generation X25-M units or newer Intel® SSDs support TRIM.</P><P></P><P>Therefore, you will probably encounter performance degradation if we consider constant writing operations to the drive. Secure erase or low level format the drive is suggested when such degradation appears.</P> Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:23:43 GMT Jose_H_Intel1 2013-07-05T16:23:43Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/is-web-development-ruby-on-rails-etc-bad-for-ssds/m-p/22683#M10796 <P>I own <B>Intel X25-M SSD 80 Gb - M</B>odel: SSDSA2MH080G1GC and I have installed Linux Ubuntu, with all the tweaks for SSD on Ubuntu, since there is no TRIM support for this drive. </P><P>I intend to use this SSD for Web Development of Rails applications (use of GIT, HEROKU, SPORK, RSPEC etc). </P><P>So I wonder how long will it last since I am pretty heavy user; And is it recommended, anyway, to use SSD for Web Development. </P><P></P><P>I have looked and read through many forums and many comments and I am not beginner or someone who does not understand what are downsides of many Write operations on SSD or such stuff and really I don't need specification listing here as an answer (like "...you have that many writes..." and "...throughput is xyz ....", I just need plain old use cases and real experiences from users and of course I need opinions too, and good old thinking through before putting some answer on here.</P><P>Thank you very much .</P> Thu, 04 Jul 2013 21:47:16 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/is-web-development-ruby-on-rails-etc-bad-for-ssds/m-p/22683#M10796 ZAlom 2013-07-04T21:47:16Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/is-web-development-ruby-on-rails-etc-bad-for-ssds/m-p/22684#M10797 <P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>This drive does not support TRIM since it is first generation Intel® X25-M. Second generation X25-M units or newer Intel® SSDs support TRIM.</P><P></P><P>Therefore, you will probably encounter performance degradation if we consider constant writing operations to the drive. Secure erase or low level format the drive is suggested when such degradation appears.</P> Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:23:43 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/is-web-development-ruby-on-rails-etc-bad-for-ssds/m-p/22684#M10797 Jose_H_Intel1 2013-07-05T16:23:43Z