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| 1309732 | 2012-10-31 01:06:00 | Naaaah I like the speed of a real SSD. Can't go back once you've tried it :D 8GB isn't even enough for an OS these days, unless it's Linux :p |
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| 1309733 | 2012-10-31 02:22:00 | Call me old-fashioned, but I like * Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ: 1000 GB, 10,000 rpm, 64MB Cache, SATA 6 Gb/s less than $400 * Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 Solid State Hybrid, 750GB, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8GB Solid State Storage about $200 both quiet and pretty fast. The Seagate is very good at "read-mostly" applications An Intel 320 600 GB drive is in the $1,500 - $2,000 range Well fair enough if that's what you prefer but you don't need a 600GB SSD. A 120GB SSD + 1TB data drive will blow away the velociraptor and cost less (around $300 all up), a 256GB SSD would allow a bit more room if you struggle with a 120 and still come close to the same price as the velociraptor with a storage drive added (approx $450). The seagate is a good compromise if you can't afford 2 drives or don't have the space and is great for a laptop where it was intended but otherwise I think the 2 drive approach is much better than any single mechanical or hybrid drive. all it takes is a little file management. It doesn't take much effort to fit windows 7 on a 120GB SSD, my installation was about 60GB including a couple of my favourite games and all my regular software. All I did was keep my swap file and steam directory elsewhere. Moving to a 256GB drive let me install everything on the C: drive including my Steam directory. Once you've gotten used to a system running on an SSD all other machines feel sluggish by comparison. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1309734 | 2012-10-31 03:14:00 | It doesn't take much effort to fit windows 7 on a 120GB SSD, my installation was about 60GB including a couple of my favourite games and all my regular software. All I did was keep my swap file and steam directory elsewhere. Moving to a 256GB drive let me install everything on the C: drive including my Steam directory. Once you've gotten used to a system running on an SSD all other machines feel sluggish by comparison. ^^ pretty much my sentiments exactly! Except I've got a 120GB SSD. |
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| 1309735 | 2012-10-31 03:35:00 | 1 vote for 64gbs of ram with a 60gb ram disk. You cant match the gigabit copy speeds. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1309736 | 2012-10-31 07:03:00 | ...until you lose power ;) But yeah I get what you mean :p |
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