I thought finite writes were a thing of the past. Or was that just for thumb drives? On 11/6/08 2:39 PM, "Michael Surato" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: I am considering it for our extensive travelers. However, as the disk has a finite number of times it can be written to (limitations of the medium used), we would need to disable disk defragmenting somehow (policy, permissions, extensive training, etc). I am sure there are other issues as well, but this is the biggest that I have run into. -- +-------------------------------------------+ | Michael Surato | | College of Arts and Letters | | Michigan State University | | 320 Linton Hall | | East Lansing, MI 48824 | | Voice: (517) 353-0778 Fax: (517) 355-0159 | +-------------------------------------------+ >>> On 11/6/2008 at 2:30 PM, MSU Network Administrators Group <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Why or why not? > > I've seen a lot of contrasting reviews. Some say that performance is > markedly better while others point to major issues with storing outlook > PST files, slowness do to prefetch, etc. > > Any opinions welcomed, > > > > Al Puzzuoli > Information Technologist > Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey > Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu >