From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jan Ceuleers Subject: Re: Is there a reliable way to ID a SSD? Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:49:19 +0100 Message-ID: <4D262ACF.6010305@computer.org> References: <4D2223BF.8090901@canonical.com> <4D2247A3.2060506@canonical.com> <4D25E96D.10400@computer.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailrelay003.isp.belgacom.be ([195.238.6.53]:10809 "EHLO mailrelay003.isp.belgacom.be" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751508Ab1AFUv4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2011 15:51:56 -0500 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: "Martin K. Petersen" Cc: "Peter M. Petrakis" , IDE/ATA development list On 06/01/11 20:23, Martin K. Petersen wrote: > Jan> - However, the CompactFlash card in my broadband router is > Jan> incorrectly reported as rotational. > > Hardly surprising for something that's designed for use in cameras... > > Chances are, though, that unlike "real" SSDs your CF is slow enough that > it actually benefits from being treated like a rotational device. Thanks. But performance is not my primary concern or I wouldn't have chosen a system consisting of low-performance components ;-) (the CompactFlash card is only one example; others include the 500MHz Geode CPU, Via Rhine NICs, a tiny amount of RAM etc). I care more about low power consumption and the system has to be only just fast enough for my needs. I was just trying to provide some data points for discussion purposes. Cheers, Jan