alt Hacker NewsIsn’t it only writes that kill drives?
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sudo_cowsay • today at 4:35 AM
Yeah, that's why most of these comments seem weird to me.
Alpha3031 • today at 4:32 AM
Yes for NAND, and I suppose nobody is using mechanical hard drives for this.
Isn’t it only writes that kill drives?
Yeah, that's why most of these comments seem weird to me.
Yes for NAND, and I suppose nobody is using mechanical hard drives for this.
There's read disturb on SSDs, enough reads will eventually force controller to rewrite the cell and it's neighbours.
Practically if you're not streaming weights 24/7 from a full SSD, then it shouldn't be a problem.