SSD For OS

You could get away with 32GB, like the one I have. It has about 13GB free on it (With windows 7 pro 64-bit), but I am very careful about what I put on it. A 40GB would have plenty of room to spare.
 
I have a Intel 80gig. Installed windows and few programs i use often. Thats ok.
All others get installed on the 2nd hd. works well.
 
Hm, I guess you guys do make a point. How much would my SSD be filled if I buy a 30GB one if I was to use it for OS and programs like Foxit Reader, Media Player Classic, and Hypercam 2?
 
I find it funny how in every single one of these SSD "size recommended" threads, it is pretty much an official canned response that people say that bigger is always better, that the bigger it is, the more stuff you can put on it.

No kidding.

However, there are MANY people who simply aren't going to fill up more than 20-24GB on their SSD. You could hand them a 128GB drive, and the majority of the drive would go completely unfilled because they don't WANT to put anything but the OS and programs on it. And if they don't have any programs that are huge, then getting a "bigger is better" drive is kind of pointless. For the OPs question, yes, 32GB would work just fine. If he does happen to have some huge programs, I assume they are smart enough to realize whether or not they will fit.

Am I wrong? Bigger is always better, but if all you're going to do is throw money away to be potentially "futureproofed" for 10 years down the road (obviously this presents an entirely different problem and is downright implausible), what's the point?
 
Nothing wrong with having more and flexible. He named a few programs to install. As the installation progresses i say there will be others. Some small and some bigger.
Then depends on your budget. the bottom line. How much you spending. I do agree that many can be and should be installed on a 2nd hard drive. Not used often.
 
I agree somewhat. To answer the OP's question, yes, 32gb is enough for the OS. But in the future, when prices go down, then you can upgrade easily to a bigger drive. I bought my Corsair Nova last december for around $80. Now I have a 90gb corsair Force 3 coming in the mail that I bought for $90.

So if you want just the OS on it, get a 32gb. It will be enough. And in the future if you want to get a bigger drive, chances are that they will be a lot cheaper than they are today.
 
I've got a 128GB Crucial M4. Even with Vista Ultimate SP2 64-bit installed on it, most of Adobe Master Collection (CS5.5), Office 2007 Pro Plus, Visual Studio 2008 Pro (full install) and some smaller pieces of software like WinRAR, I've got 54GB free and using 65GB. I'd say 128GB is a good size to go for, but a 100GB would you nicely, a 60GB may be pushing it a bit if you're going to install lots of big programs. I wouldn't go lower than 60GB for Windows Vista or 7. For XP or Linux you could get easily get away with a 30GB or 40GB.
 
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