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From: Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux 6.13.7
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:26:28 -0500
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On 3/14/25 5:27 AM, Farley Flud wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:45:22 +0000, vallor wrote:
> 
>>
>> Meanwhile, my NVMe devices are much, much faster than
>> your spinning rust archaisms.
>>
> 
> That is quite irrelevant.
> 
> All computation is performed in cache/RAM and the attached drives,
> of whatever kind, play no role.  Even heavy disk I/O is always
> buffered in RAM.
> 
> Thus, the gimmicky SSDs are only useful as a badge of technical
> fashion, just like spoilers on a car.
> 
> 


Hm.. ? I have almost identical machines, one with SSD and the other with 
HD, same RAM (12 gigs). The one with SSD is noticeably faster than the 
other.