Solid State drives

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 12-14-2012, 02:19 PM

I ave been using SSD's for about a year now, wow, they are great. The prices have dropped a lot lately as well, a 128GB SSD is about $100 now. I just put a 256GB SSD into a otherwise nice laptop whose hard drive crapped out. Major performance improvement.

Don't be put off by the seemingly small capacity compared to standard rotating media drives. You'll find that 128GB or 256GB will hold your OS, apps, and a pretty good chunk of data just fine, unless you are doing a lot of "large file apps" like video or high megapixel photos. Just add a 1 or 2TB rotating media drive for those sort of files.

The performance improvement increment is amazing. The very high speed data transfer rates plus the near-zero seek time -- no rotational latency - address the single largest I/O bottleneck in typical computers.

Now, I have a limited sample, I have used only a half-dozen drives so far, but as for reliability, I have not experienced a single failure yet. I am told they "wear" but in practical use I have not seen this issue so far.

Recommended!

GWguy · 12-14-2012, 02:31 PM

I've been looking, and everytime I spec one out, it's sold out!

Very popular now. Not only a performance increase, but a battery saver in laptops as well.

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 12-14-2012, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GWguy

I've been looking, and everytime I spec one out, it's sold out!

Very popular now. Not only a performance increase, but a battery saver in laptops as well.

I have 4 Crucial M4 SSD's -- not the super duper highest performance spec out there.... but they ALL are pretty good. Just ordered a 128GB one from Micro City -- but all the online vendors seem to have stock. I ordered it last night, it ships today, I opted for overnight delivery (Fedex) and I should have it tomorrow per the tracking number. I went with overnight due to the xmas shipping crunch. Out the door cost was $117 .

GWguy · 01-09-2013, 09:27 PM

Just put a 256Gb SSD in my laptop. Not only is performance snappier, but it runs much cooler as well.

Win 7 "Windows Experience" disk drive numbers went from 3.2 to 7.9. Also seeing a major battery life increase. When the laptop was first new, I got 6-7 hours on a charge. Current battery is shot, new one expected tomorrow, so I'll see what kind of life I get then.

*FireBrand* ^(Premo) · 01-09-2013, 09:34 PM

What a deal !

GWguy · 01-09-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FireBrand

What a deal !

I remember those.....

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 01-17-2013, 07:29 AM

And good old Seagate ST-225 20MB drives... cheaper by the dozen. Back in the day when I was building clones I'd buy these by the case.

*GURPS* ^(Premo) · 01-17-2013, 08:00 AM

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12-14-2012, 02:19 PM	#1
dgates80 ^(Premo) a pilot... Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: MD50 Posts: 1,373	Solid State drives I ave been using SSD's for about a year now, wow, they are great. The prices have dropped a lot lately as well, a 128GB SSD is about $100 now. I just put a 256GB SSD into a otherwise nice laptop whose hard drive crapped out. Major performance improvement. Don't be put off by the seemingly small capacity compared to standard rotating media drives. You'll find that 128GB or 256GB will hold your OS, apps, and a pretty good chunk of data just fine, unless you are doing a lot of "large file apps" like video or high megapixel photos. Just add a 1 or 2TB rotating media drive for those sort of files. The performance improvement increment is amazing. The very high speed data transfer rates plus the near-zero seek time -- no rotational latency - address the single largest I/O bottleneck in typical computers. Now, I have a limited sample, I have used only a half-dozen drives so far, but as for reliability, I have not experienced a single failure yet. I am told they "wear" but in practical use I have not seen this issue so far. Recommended! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Don't confuse what you do to live with what you do to survive.
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12-14-2012, 02:31 PM	#2
GWguy * Member Since: Sep 2007 Posts: 25,097	I've been looking, and everytime I spec one out, it's sold out! Very popular now. Not only a performance increase, but a battery saver in laptops as well. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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01-09-2013, 09:27 PM	#4
GWguy * Member Since: Sep 2007 Posts: 25,097	Just put a 256Gb SSD in my laptop. Not only is performance snappier, but it runs much cooler as well. Win 7 "Windows Experience" disk drive numbers went from 3.2 to 7.9. Also seeing a major battery life increase. When the laptop was first new, I got 6-7 hours on a charge. Current battery is shot, new one expected tomorrow, so I'll see what kind of life I get then. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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01-17-2013, 07:29 AM	#7
dgates80 ^(Premo) a pilot... Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: MD50 Posts: 1,373	And good old Seagate ST-225 20MB drives... cheaper by the dozen. Back in the day when I was building clones I'd buy these by the case. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Don't confuse what you do to live with what you do to survive.
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