Re: PostgreSQL on tablet grade SSD ?

On 10/31/2014 7:31 AM, Merlin Moncure wrote:
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> Can anyone share any experiences with running PostgreSQL on a
> tablet ?  (Surface Pro 3, ASUS Transformer)
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The SSD in a modern tablet is considerably faster than a hard drive in a
high-end server from the era when PG was originally developed so from a
performance perspective there's no problem (provided your expectations
of overall performance are realistic). The Surface 3 Pro in particular
has a pretty high performance SSD. Other tablets may use lower
performing devices so YMMV. I have PG installed on my Surface 3 for
development purposes fwiw.

As others have said, watch out for durability issues with SSDs that are
not explicitly specified for server/"enterprise" use, although in a
tablet where there is a local battery backup power source these concerns
may be not too relevant. Probably not wise to run a bank on a tablet
though...