Writing to SSD or SATA

[flynreelow]

Currently I am recording on motion, and recording this to an SSD. Should I be recording this to a SATA drive instead? Is the wear and tear of writing to the SSD going to hurt it in the long run?

[Devin]

Hi flynreelow,

Depending on the what kind of SSD you have and how much video you are recording daily, you may want to consider using a SATA if you are concerned with the lifespan of your SSD. Modern SSD's can write a fairly large amount of data in their life, though if you have a large camera setup that is recording 24/7 the data usage can certainly add up.

Regards,

-Devin

[camera_kat]

Sighthound records all of the streams from all of the cameras full time. It does not just record on motion. IT RECORDS ALL THE TIME. This is a LOT OF DATA. It then processes image analysis after the fact. If writing to an SSD you WILL seriously impact its lifespan.

[flynreelow]

Thanks for the reply. Have switched all of my recordings to my SATA drive....