I'm purchasing an ultrabook with an SSD (I've used only HDDs hitherto), and am slightly worried by the drive's read-write longevity. Should I store frequently read/written directories (e.g. downloads, cookies, documents) on a flash drive (easily replaceable after protracted use) to minimize wear and tear on the SSD itself? Would there ultimately be a noticeable positive effect, or should I not bother? If yes, then what should I store on the flash-drive (caches, etc.)?
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I wouldn't worry about it too much. Any computer that runs SSDs as the primary drive, I always recommend running SSD Tweaker which will do a lot of automatic configuration to help the life of your drive. Also, if you do not plan on using Hibernation (which you shouldn't really since SSDs boot fast enough), run powercfg -h off in the command prompt as an administrator.
Also, if you're using Firefox, disable hard drive caching and enable memory caching.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8725294_optimize-ssd-firefox.html
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