[GRLUG] Solid State Drives

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> > Swap is a good safety net, it lets the OS get out of a corner if things
> > go badly.  I have 6GB of swap on my laptop, and 4GB on my workstation.
> > Given disk capacity it is an essentially free release valve.
> Why do you have so much more on your laptop than your workstation?

My laptop has more RAM,a larger HD, and a faster CPU, just due to the
vintage of the devices.    Thus correspondingly more swap.