Guys,I m thinking about to buy a SSD.Can u tell me how much space needed for WIN 7 64bit.pls include ur space advice that it will also have latest update of win+20% space free(which i found various forum that it is needed for run win smoothly).How about 32GB SSD??????
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It depends on how many programs you will be installing. You have to know just cause the SSD says its a 128 , 256 , or a 512 . You will not get that amount after formatting the drive and such. If you want to get a 32GB SSD drive you will end up with somewhere around at least 25-28 GB drive .
I have about 7% free space on my solid state drive and Windows 7 is still running just fine.Guys,I m thinking about to buy a SSD.Can u tell me how much space needed for WIN 7 64bit.pls include ur space advice that it will also have latest update of win+20% space free(which i found various forum that it is needed for run win smoothly).How about 32GB SSD??????
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Anyway, you'll need up to 20 GB before installing your programs and games (if any).
So a 32 GB solid state drive would be fine if the only thing you put on it is Windows 7. I have a 60 GB solid state drive, and the actual capacity is 55.8 GB. I have 4.35 GB left on it because I have installed as much as I can onto it, including 3 modern games, and 1 older one.
Just to chime in, I don't game but I have several Adobe programs installed among the nearly 200 programs, and the OS and programs alone take up 57GB before getting around to the free space. (I have a 120GB partition for the OS.) So it totally depends on what you will use it for. If you like the way your prior drive was setup, see how much space you were taking up with the relative folders (e.g. Windows, both Programs folders, Users, etc.), then remember there are hidden system folders (swap, RECYCLE.BIN, etc) so I'd triple whatever figure I came up with and think of that as an absolute minimum, and would feel better quadrupling it. Just a suggestion. Good luck.
Windows itself takes up 17GB, the rest is available for programs. Large files like games can be installed on another hard drive, as should be your user files and folders (pictures, documents, music and such). The rest will depend on how many and what type programs you use. I have windows and a number of programs including Microsoft office 2010 Pro Plus installed. I ran my OS on a 64Gb for over a year with no problems. A 128Gb would give you plenty of room for whatever you may need.
Hey frnd,what if i just install win 7 only in and use as a bootdrive and install othr programs on HDD,will it work fine?????????????
I personally wouldn't bother with an ssd smaller than 128G. The price of a 128G ssd is fairly reasonable at this point and not that much more expensive than a 64G drive. A 128G drive costs roughly 2X what a 32C does but holds 4X data.
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