[ NOW OT ] Re: HTTP Mod_Perl mini-server

[Greg Cope <gr...@rubberplant.freeserve.co.uk>]

Perrin Harkins wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Vivek Khera wrote:
> > Lately I've been getting very interested in using solid-state disks
> > for high-performance issues.  They're expensive, but if you need that
> > much speed, they're worth it.
> 
> Are they?  I tried one once, and it wasn't any faster than my normal disk
> because I had so much RAM it was all getting buffered already.  If you
> don't have enough RAM, it might help, but I suspect these are more
> expensive than equivalent amounts of RAM.
> 
> - Perrin

A bit OT but:

Do they help with STATing of files ? as this appears to be a bottle neck
on some of my machines (i.e stating on the disks) 

Greg