Is SATAII rated SSD worth it?

[Nizmo]

If I could I would just go with SATAIII but my mobo doesn't support it so I'm somewhat unsure if SATAII rated SSD is worth getting since the read speed difference of SATAII SSD to HDD is just 2 to 1. My OS is Windows 7 64-bit and it loads real fast already, in like 40 seconds, and pretty much anything within the OS loads instantly but 3rd party programs like iTunes takes 5~7 seconds to load and it annoys me a lot. I don't really play games that much either so I'm not sure if I would want to spend money just to see iTunes load up instantly.

Oh yeah, I was also wondering about reliability issues with SSD in general, because I've read some horror stories, especially on OCZ Vertex2. Do you feel that SSD is CLEARLY more reliable than HDD, or is it just a myth?

[Katreat]

I dont think any of the SSD are as reliable as a HD so I would hold off if all you are trying to accomplish is save a few seconds loading I tunes. They are also not all that cheap. I would save that upgrade for your next build. They are getting more reliable every day.... hopefully.

Kat

[Force Flow]

In theory, an SSD should be more reliable than a HDD. Many people use them without any issues, but others do have issues.

I read a comparison article not too long ago that showed the failure rates between SSDs and HDDs to be about equal.

In my eyes, the expense of an SSD isn't really worth it from a reliability perspective. Performance advantages for writing degrade over time.

You can get two HDDs for the price of one SSD, and use one HDD as your boot/data drive, and the other as a backup drive. If you want to invest in something, that's the route I'd take--get a HDD and an enclosure for it and use it as a backup drive.

[glc]

The only way I'd use a SSD is with a Z68 chipset motherboard using Intel Smart Response Technology - this is where a 64gb SSD is used to "cache" the HDD.

I just don't let it bother me if it takes 5 to 7 seconds to open a program........

[birddog_61]

I love my sataII SSD, windows 7 ultimate 64bit boots in 22 seconds on my computer and programs installed on the SSD open instantly.

[David M]

"Worth it" depends on what your time is worth. My time is not worth that much money.

[Masaki 7-11]

I love the speed of SSDs, but if you're concerned about reliability, I'd say you're better off going with a hard drive. I currently have 3 SSDs (one 1st gen sandforce, one 2nd gen sandforce and one 2nd gen indilinx). Had one of the 1st gen sandforce drives die already, the replacement for it is starting to give me problems now after 4 months (will randomly not get recognized as being connected) and the indilinx one recently had the bootmgr corrupted. I currently have my ssd cloned onto my velociraptor, but it's not exactly a cost effective setup. I've also had the ssd in my Eee PC 901 corrupt windows back when I bought it a few years ago.

[Tin]

Ive been running SSDs in my main systems for 2 years now. I have a couple of ADATA Sandforce-based SATAII SSDs, a couple of Vertex 2s, and a SATAIII Kingston HyperX, all have worked flawless. Youll notice most of the speed differences during local file transfers, boot and shutdown, opening and closing programs, and scanning for viruses and such. Many who havent run a pure SSD arent really aware of the advantages, you can read all you want, but its the experience that matters. Using a platter-based drive is rather anemic in comparison.