On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 4:30 AM, Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi ! > > Can anyone share any experiences with running PostgreSQL on a > tablet ? (Surface Pro 3, ASUS Transformer) > > (or point to things I should read, searching the web didn't > turn up anything that seemed relevant to *tablets*) I can't speak to tablets specifically. But there is danger running postgres on 'cheap' SSD: they are not designed to accommodate a lot of write activity. This means you typically have some or all of the following issues: *) non durable writes *) extremely slow fsync times *) very rapid media wear I would probably want to mount the database volume on external storage. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general