SSD's-Are they really worth it?

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  1. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #41

    Ok, well this is the first SSD drive that I have seen which actually exceeded the SATA 3.0Gbps interface. So, I guess with the right drive, SATA 6.0Gbps might be a valid concern now..but with almost every other hard drive (including nearly all SSD's)...SATA 3.0Gbps is still not the bottleneck.
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  2. 24c
    Posts : 486
    Win7 x64 Ult
       #42

    whs said:
    steve-pressman said:
    You'll love it when you have it up and running and you'll never look back, might shed a tear when you look in your wallet though


    Steve
    The joy will last, the expense will be forgotten.
    True
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86 bit
       #43

    yeah.. thanks for the info
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  4. Posts : 1,040
    XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
       #44

    Can anyone suggest which of these SSDs might the best .. Western Digital ... Kingston

    Seems to me, The lower cost WD (after price reduction) has the best performance and the negative reviews for the WD has nothing to do with performance.
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #45

    P/P wise the WD looks the best. It is amazingly cheap. There is little to loose.
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  6. Posts : 1,040
    XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
       #46

    Many Thanks .. But I kinda wish you hadn't said that ..
    (Looks like you're going to cost me :)

    I've been thinking about moving my C drive to a SSD .. And sticking it on top of my JBOD stack .. (attached)

    I've been wondering if using a SSD for a working C drive ..
    Is Not the way to go with the deterioration in performance with the write cycles.
    Don't see any sense in spending big bucks for an experiment.
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  7. Posts : 3,187
    Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
       #47

    noyb said:
    ...I've been wondering if using a SSD for a working C drive ..
    Is Not the way to go with the deterioration in performance with the write cycles...
    My 80GB Intel X-25M came with a three-year warranty, which is about what most HD manufacturers are offering these days. With Windows 7's TRIM function I think longevity concerns are overstated these days, provided you follow a few simple guidelines. Including, but not limited to, don't try and defrag it, store your data elsewhere (pretty much a given since the drives themselves are still so relatively small), and move things like your temp folder to another drive.


    ...Don't see any sense in spending big bucks for an experiment.
    Yeah, the cost per GB is enough to give anyone who is not rich a reason to hesitate when it comes to making a move. Throw in the fact that early adopters always pay a hefty premium for any new tech and and you'll probably need a few deep breaths before coughing up the dough.

    For me, once the price got down to the $200 level and I was convinced that SSD is going to become the norm, taking the plunge was doable. For what it's worth, a month later I'm glad I did. :)
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  8. Posts : 1,040
    XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
       #48

    profdlp said:
    With Windows 7's TRIM function ....
    This'll be on XP .. W7 is too crippled for me to use for serious work.
    I've read that Trim is also available in XP ???

    Not sure yet what Trim does ..
    The only thing in my C drive is my System and work in progress on the desktop.

    I usually do a fresh install of my working C drive about every two or three months.
    I'm wondering what impact this'll have on the SSD ??

    I'm wondering about 6 months (or more) down the road
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  9. Posts : 3,187
    Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
       #49

    I haven't checked ALL of them, but most SSD manufacturers have a TRIM-like utility available.

    TRIM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    As for the reload every two or three months, if another half-dozen writes a year are going to kill the drive then a LOT of us are in trouble.
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  10. Posts : 1,040
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       #50

    profdlp said:
    if another half-dozen writes a year are going to kill the drive then a LOT of us are in trouble.
    What has me wondering .. a system drive is Writing all the time ??
    or is most of this activity in RAM ??
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