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Everyone says my NAS needs an SSD cache (it doesn't)

It's a cool thing to have. But a worthy investment? Maybe not.
ExtremeTech

Samsung 850 Pro review: 3D NAND and RAM caching result in the fastest, most durable SSD money can buy

Samsung's 850 Pro SSD is out on the market and it's damned impressive. Combine Vertical NAND with the drive's performance enhancing Rapid Mode, and the 850 Pro destroys all comers. Share on Facebook ...
TechSpot

AMD 3D V-Cache CPU memory used to create incredibly fast RAM disk

Why it matters: A RAM drive is traditionally conceived as a block of volatile memory "formatted" to be used as a secondary storage disk drive. RAM disks are extremely fast compared to HDDs or even ...
ExtremeTech

Cache of the titans: SSD storage accelerators from Intel and Corsair face off

When solid-state drives first broke into the consumer market, there were those who predicted the new storage format would supplant hard drives in a matter of years thanks to radically improved ...
Lifehacker

Move Your Caches to a RAM Disk to Reduce Wear on SSDs

We've seen the speed benefits of Solid State Drives (SSDs), but they also have the downside of a more limited number of writes. Technology blog Ghacks shows us how to increase an SSD's longevity by ...
Linux Journal

Advanced Hard Drive Caching Techniques

With the introduction of the solid-state Flash drive, performance came to the forefront for data storage technologies. Prior to that, software developers and server administrators needed to devise ...