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Here is a Feb 2010 article on the topic that may interest you. The general rule is to place the OS/apps on the SSD and everything else on the HDD.
Using very large HDDs as an example, this article notes that a per GB cost for HDDs is $0.10 v. $3.00 for the SSD. I do not know how to verbally compare the two other than to say the SSD is faster if you benchmark the thing. In the real world, however, you are undoubtedly aware of the fact that benchmarks in the lab do not necessarily manifest themselves in the field.
So, as I noted at the outset, I agree with the above-linked article, i.e., in my world, I would not likely notice or appreciate any gain in everyday computing (composing documents, Net research) to justify the cost. Why not take the money and upgrade the mobo/CPU instead? Would I notice anything playing DAO, Crisis, Call of Duty, etc., I probably would not. However, with an SSD, you might fair better on on-line games.
So is the gain worth the cost: it would be nice if you could assess an SSD system first hand. Maybe a box store would let you test a lappy.
One more thing, ODD media degrades in time so is not terribly reliable for long-term storage. And, haven't we all experienced read-write errors even though our burning app verified the burn?
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