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09-10-2010, 02:11 PM
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SSD for boot drive?
i have just ordered my new computer (parts here) and have been excited to put it together, so i have been reading online..
I came across this: Newegg.com - Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) what kind of benefits would I see using something like this (sata6: this mobo) as far as boot times / application load times? what else would be the purpose of something like this? is this something i could add on later down the road without much trouble or would it be best to just start fresh with the SSD? |
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09-10-2010, 03:26 PM
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You pretty much nailed it. It's all about quicker OS and application boot times and quicker read/write times as well. A SSD will not make your computer any faster in other areas.
If reducing these times are important to you then go for it. For many though, saving a few seconds here and there is not worth the additional cost. You can of course later move your OS to a SSD by making a clone of the OS on your current C: drive. I'm waiting for the day when SSD's are less expensive.
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09-10-2010, 05:31 PM
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SSDs (or something similar) are the future. Right now it's a personal choice as to whether the cost outweighs the benefits but in the near future, as manufacturing costs come down, the SSD will probably totally supplant the mechanical disk drive. Besides the speed benefit, SSD's are more reliable since they have no moving parts, use less power, are less susceptible to shock & vibration and produce less heat .
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09-11-2010, 09:57 AM
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SSD - $2.27 / Gb (64gb @ a time)
HDD - $0.09 / Gb (TB @ a time) i see what you mean, i guess im going to hold off for now.. no need really |
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09-13-2010, 12:42 PM
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The SSD market has a few players, and I think the price will come down soon (in a year, maybe 2 years).
When I bought my first digital camera in 2005, I bought a 1GB SD card- for $100. 2GB cards back them were prohibitively expensive. Now? $12 for 2GB, and there are better deals out there, and 4GB SDHC cards now commonplace. I just saw the SDXC format for the first time. 64 GB on a SD card!?!? Wow. |
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