Ssd

[parias1126]

Are they really worth it? I have a computer being built as we speak and wondering if I should have a 60 gb SSD added for the OS? How much start up time Does it actually eliminate? What about the difference in performance?

Specs are i7 930, Nvidia GTX 460, 750w PSU, 6 gbs of RAM

 

[tremmor]

yes. im getting one for Christmas. its been talked about many times here. Faster. Someone else posted this link for comparison on what to look for.
myself i will get about a 120gig or 160. might cut yourself short with a 60.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2010/07/08/ssd-buyers-guide/6

 

[johnb35]

Definately invest in a SSD as it will reduce boot time tremendously. If you don't have a lot of software apps to install then a 60gb SSD will do fine. In fact, I plan on getting a 60gb drive and then have all my music, documents, and files on a regular HD.

 

[Charr]

They are certainly well worth it, I bought one about a month ago for my PC and was so impressed by it I went ahead and bought one for my laptop as well. My laptop is silent 100% of the time, no vibrating, no fans, nothing. Boot times with windows are around 20 seconds, and on my laptop running ubuntu is about 10 seconds. Power downs are almost instant, and virus scans take like 1 minute to do a full scan.

They've dropped in price quite a bit, and they finally becoming more mainstream. I'd personally wait until you can find one no sale, as they seem to go on sale for a very reasonable price, but its up to you.

I have windows running on a 40gb one, and that seems large enough as long as I make sure everything saves onto my 1TB HDD, otherwise the 40gb would fill up fast. My laptop is running ubuntu on a 60gb SSD, which seems to be enough. If not I'll pop this one into my PC and by my laptop a 128gb one.

 

[diduknowthat]

There's a lot more advantages than just faster boot time. Everything is more responsive in windows and any program that you install on the SSD will launch significantly faster.