[colug-432] How to Make /var Persist

[Brian]

>
> Understand, I solved my SheevaPlug problem by replacing the defective
> SD-card.  The question I posed earlier pertained more to whether solid
> state disks are as reliable as traditional hard drives with respect to
> detecting and reporting errors and with respect to early-failure SMART
> HD technology.
>
> Rob


That probably depends on the manufacturer, and whether you are getting
"consumer grade" or "data center grade" SSDs.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-reliability-failure-rate,2923.html


Maybe you just got a bad drive.  Even some standard disk drives fail
before their time . . .