Is the Asus Eee PC 900A-WFBB01 Netbook a good choice for Armory /cold storage?

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Specifications:
Intel Atom N270 1.60 GHz processor
1 GB DDR2 RAM
Asus customized Linux operating system
802.11b/g Wireless LAN
4 GB SSD (Solid-State Disk) internal storage capacity

Product Description
The Asus Eee PC 900A WFBB01 Refurbished Netbook features a 8.9-inch WSVGA LED-backlit TFT active matrix Display, an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and a 4GB Solid State Drive. Its efficient 4-cell lithium battery delivers extended playing time that will allow you to work or play, even if you’re flying from coast to coast.

I just bought the Asus Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BU 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook and i'm getting the feeling it was the wrong decision because the hard drive isn't an SSD.  Shouldn't using an SSD for cold storage be a top priority because they're much less likely to crash?  I know i'd have more peace of mind if i used an SSD instead.  Could i just upgrade the hard drive to an SSD? Linux should also be desirable, right?

[Abdussamad]

The specs you posted say it has an SSD. The specs I googled say it has an SSD. So what is the problem?

If you are worried about something worry about the possibility of being hacked via wifi. So turn off your wifi in your BIOS and password protect the BIOS.

Also this is not cold storage. This is an offline wallet.

How much did you buy it for?

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The specifications i posted were for a laptop which has an SSD.  The laptop i mentioned after the specifications and product description was the one i bought for $150 and it does not have an SSD.

[Abdussamad]

The specifications i posted were for a laptop which has and SSD.  The laptop i mentioned after the specifications and product description was the one i bought for $150 and it does not have and SSD.

Ok thanks for clearing that up. To be honest SSDs can also fail and have not proven to be more reliable than HDDs. So this is what I suggest:

- Make sure that the drive is currently healthy. Do a bad blocks scan in linux or a chkdsk in windows. Make sure you do the scan that checks for bad sectors.

- Do regular scans to make sure it remains healthy.

- Armory allows you to backup your wallet to paper. The entire wallet can be restored off that paper backup. You can even do fancy things like M of N backups. So take a paper backup and you won't have to worry about your HDD dying.

[Abdussamad]

Oh and do look into turning off wifi in the BIOS like I suggested before. According to newegg it does come with built in wifi.

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hmm, why would SSDs not be more secure than HDDs?  SSDs have no moving parts.  I think i will just turn in the laptop and find one with Linux and an SSD so i'll have more peace of mind.  I'll make sure to disable the wifi.  Thx.

[Abdussamad]

hmm, why would SSDs not be more secure than HDDs?  SSDs have no moving parts.  I think i will just turn in the laptop and find one with Linux and an SSD so i'll have more peace of mind.  I'll make sure to disable the wifi.  Thx.

Secure or longer lifespan? If we are talking about lifespan then the jury's still out on that. SSDs too have their shortcomings. Flash memory cells can only be written to a limited number of times. SSD manufacturers do all sorts of clever things to lessen the impact of writing to an SSD and making it last longer. But they do fail eventually just like HDDs. So no moving parts but limited lifespan nonetheless.

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I'm sorry i meant lifespan and not secure.  I just read an article about that and i think an SSD, in this case, may still be preferable because thee SSD won't be written on very often.