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64 GB SSD -- Paging and Photoshop -- wow
Hi all
I ponyed up a few dollars fot a 64 GB SSD drive to use as a paging drive and as a Photoshop scratch area
what a HUGE difference -- Even running 4 VM's on a 4GB machine is possible without grinding the whole thing to a halt. (Will of course be adding another 8GB later- I need to run a whole slew of VM's).
This is definitely the way forward -- I'm not usually an early adopter of this type of technology but in this instance knowing how slow I/O is ALWAYS overlooked in any discussion of computer systems I though I'd try it.
The prices WILL come down so don't rush out and spend your 200 USD just yet -- I can claim some of this money back on taxes so its worth testing this stuff in my case.
For price / performance look at the OCZ drives - great reviews as well
OCZ
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_vertex_turbo_series_sata_ii_2_5-ssd
cheers
jimbo