August 12, 201114 yr Kingston SSDNow V+100 KR-S1296-3H 2.5" 96GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $90 after MIR from 1pm - 3pm PST today only (shell shocker deal) Should make a nice cache drive.
August 12, 201114 yr Will an SSD really help a cache drive? Aren't we still limited by the Gige network connection?? Maybe multiple simultaneous writes?? Jim
August 14, 201114 yr Author Yes, the network will still be the limiting factor. The fastest reported writes to an SSD cache drive are around 90 mb/s, whereas HDDs max out around 60 mb/s. There are other benefits to using an SSD as a cache drive, such as low power consumption and no spin up lag. The biggest downsides are small capacity, expensive (compared to HDDs), and the potential to wear out faster than a HDD (depending on how it is used).
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