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[Gijs Schroder]

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> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:58:01 -0500
> From: Juan Diego Tasc?n<juantascon at gmail.com>
> To: General Discusson about Arch Linux<arch-general at archlinux.org>
> Subject: [arch-general] ssd
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> Good day,
>
> I just got a new laptop with a 25Gb ssd and I was wondering which would be
> best if putting my home directory (minus music and videos) there or and
> arch install (minus pacman pkg cache). I read the ssd related article in
> the wiki and even though it mentions some optimizations and considerations
> it doesn't mention anything regarding this issue.
>
> Thanks

Hi,

IMO you should put the arch install there.
Because of the limited amount of writes a cell can handle, you typically 
want the data on your SSD not to change very much over time. Since its 
greater reading speed can improve on the starting time of larger 
applications, it is (in my understanding) recommended for an SSD to 
contain mostly applications and/or system files. This should also make 
your computer boot faster.

Good luck on choosing and setting up your system,
Gijs