Comments on: Is It Worth The $200 To Go With A 120GB SSD? http://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-worth-the-200-to-go-with-a-120gb-ssd/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Samuel Spirahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-worth-the-200-to-go-with-a-120gb-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-77975 Samuel Spira Wed, 30 May 2012 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16219#comment-77975 I like the idea of using the SSD as host for the operating system and putting all the data on a conventional HDD. But I'm not sure how to go about it. I currently have everything on one drive - C: . How do I "tell" Win7 to put only the OS on the SSD and everything else, now and in the future, on the HDD? Pardon my ignorance if this is a no-brainer. I like the idea of using the SSD as host for the operating system and putting all the data on a conventional HDD. But I’m not sure how to go about it. I currently have everything on one drive – C: . How do I “tell” Win7 to put only the OS on the SSD and everything else, now and in the future, on the HDD? Pardon my ignorance if this is a no-brainer.

]]> By: Samuel Spirahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-worth-the-200-to-go-with-a-120gb-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-77974 Samuel Spira Wed, 30 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16219#comment-77974 I like the idea of using the SSD as host for the operating system and putting all the data on a conventional HDD. But I'm not sure how to go about it. I currently have everything on one drive - C: . How do I "tell" Win7 to put only the OS on the SSD and everything else, now and in the future, on the HDD? Pardon my ignorance if this is a no-brainer. I like the idea of using the SSD as host for the operating system and putting all the data on a conventional HDD. But I’m not sure how to go about it. I currently have everything on one drive – C: . How do I “tell” Win7 to put only the OS on the SSD and everything else, now and in the future, on the HDD? Pardon my ignorance if this is a no-brainer.

]]> By: Matt Ballhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-worth-the-200-to-go-with-a-120gb-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-77961 Matt Ball Sun, 27 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16219#comment-77961 i agree. xp may not be optimised for ssd's but in my experience they have been fine. the corsair and ocz drives seem to have been good as well so long as the firmware is updated and stability is tested prior to going and loading up everything. i agree. xp may not be optimised for ssd’s but in my experience they have been fine. the corsair and ocz drives seem to have been good as well so long as the firmware is updated and stability is tested prior to going and loading up everything.

]]> By: Matt Ballhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-worth-the-200-to-go-with-a-120gb-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-77962 Matt Ball Sun, 27 May 2012 14:38:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16219#comment-77962 i agree. xp may not be optimised for ssd's but in my experience they have been fine. the corsair and ocz drives seem to have been good as well so long as the firmware is updated and stability is tested prior to going and loading up everything. i agree. xp may not be optimised for ssd’s but in my experience they have been fine. the corsair and ocz drives seem to have been good as well so long as the firmware is updated and stability is tested prior to going and loading up everything.

]]> By: Montehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/is-it-worth-the-200-to-go-with-a-120gb-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-77957 Monte Fri, 25 May 2012 13:40:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=16219#comment-77957 Hello Rich, I have to disagree with you on a few of points:1) I have had an OCZ SSD in my tower for over three years with XP on it with out one failure between the SSD and XP.  (Also a dual boot XP and Win7)2) I have five articles about the hardware of a SSD and Operating Systems on my blog and two articles on my web site about SSDs. None of my research suggests any incompatibilities between XP and a SSD.3) I have four laptops that have three different brands running XP or Server 2003 on a SSD's with out failure over the last two years.4) My research for my latest blog suggests that the cost per GB on a SSD is dropping, the 120 GB is now going from $80 to $90, that is about 0.02 USD per GB, not as cheap as a mechanical hard drive but getting there.If you want to see my research on the SSD it is in the Hardware category. Hello Rich,
I have to disagree with you on a few of points:

1) I have had an OCZ SSD in my tower for over three years with XP on it with out one failure between the SSD and XP.  (Also a dual boot XP and Win7)

2) I have five articles about the hardware of a SSD and Operating Systems on my blog and two articles on my web site about SSDs. None of my research suggests any incompatibilities between XP and a SSD.

3) I have four laptops that have three different brands running XP or Server 2003 on a SSD’s with out failure over the last two years.

4) My research for my latest blog suggests that the cost per GB on a SSD is dropping, the 120 GB is now going from $80 to $90, that is about 0.02 USD per GB, not as cheap as a mechanical hard drive but getting there.

If you want to see my research on the SSD it is in the Hardware category.

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