[OPLINTECH] Question about public computers at your libraries

Tue Mar 21 12:19:20 EDT 2017

To Joe's point about longevity and buying quality SSDs:

Just like anything, each manufacturer has its consumer and business lines
of products. If you dig into the specs for each model/line of SSDs, you'll
find variations in features, performance, and projected average MTBF (which
speaks towards longevity). In general, expect consumer-grade products to
perform less well and fail sooner, often indicated by manufacturer's
warranty...a business measure on the likelihood the business will need to
spend money on replacements.

You may/may not have the option/ability to choose components at this level,
but it's worth being aware of. This is the reason I still build the
computers I use in my libraries. I can pick the components with the best
price/performance ratio and have full control over the software bloat often
added by OEMs. (I *hate* all the extra crap that gets pre-installed!)

Chad

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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Joe Knueven via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> I started putting SSDs in most systems back in 2013, when I rolled out
> SSDs on all public computers.  I found that 60ish GB was more than enough
> space for Windows 7 when it is being reset constantly by a Deep Freeze type
> program and seems to be enough space for Windows 10 as well, though I’ve
> started getting 120ishGB drives in the last year or two.  Within the next
> couple of months we’ll get SSDs in all staff workstations as part of a
> mid-cycle refresh.
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> Even on something like a camera server that requires MS Windows, I use an
> SSD for the C: drive and a large spinning disc or array for the storage.
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> It definitely speeds things up, and if you buy at least decent quality
> SSDs, I’ve seen a relatively low failure rate and good longevity.  (a pair
> of very small cheap ones I bought back between 2009-2011 for OPACs finally
> failed in the last year or so).
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> It makes the biggest difference I’ve seen of any component in terms of
> improving performance.  If it wasn’t for the disruption factor, I would
> have replaced our staff PC hard drives a couple of years ago..
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> Have a good day.
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> Joe
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> Joseph Knueven
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> Director
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> Germantown Public Library
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> 51 N. Plum St.
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> Germantown, OH 45327
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> joe at gtownlibrary.net
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> *From:* OPLINTECH [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Brian Phillips via OPLINTECH
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:51 AM
> *To:* Fred Miller Jr
> *Cc:* oplintech at lists.oplin.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] Question about public computers at your
> libraries
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> Fred,
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> All new computers that we order we are getting with SSD’s. And have
> ordered SSD’s and replaced most of the old hard drives in use, which helps
> speed up the older computers. So almost all of ours are SSD’s.
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> Thanks,
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> Brian Phillips
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> Information Technology Manager
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> Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library
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> 140 S Paint St.
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> Chillicothe OH  45601
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> Work – (740) 702-4115
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> Cell – (740) 703-4153
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> *From:* OPLINTECH [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org
> <oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org>] *On Behalf Of *Fred Miller Jr via
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:25 AM
> *To:* oplintech at lists.oplin.org
> *Subject:* [OPLINTECH] Question about public computers at your libraries
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> Was wondering if any of the libraries IT staff in charge of ordering
> computers for their libraries have made the switch from mechanical hard
> drives to SSD drives. I have been researching this quite a bit and the
> price per GB is still higher than the mechanical drives. Was curious on
> what everyone’s thoughts were and what they have been going to in regards
> to their public computers. Replies are welcome and appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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