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wandy

(3,539 posts) Sun Mar 4, 2012, 05:51 PM Mar 2012

Does anyone have any experience with SSD drives..... [View all]

I am currently thinking.
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III
This would be part of a system upgrade.
I know 64GB sounds a bit small however it's a 'big open field' compaired to a 36GB WD raptor.
System would start life Win XP Pro 32 bit. The old MB / Processor will become a LINUX playground so depending on how that works out the new system may migrate to Win 7 or wait for Win 8. If Win 7 is anything like Vista it may be time to learn some new tricks.
The drive would hold the OS, apps, paging and such. As in current system 'work' areas will remain on 72GB WD raptor.
Any thoughts?

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Does anyone have any experience with SSD drives..... [View all] wandy Mar 2012 OP

I have a similar system Turbineguy Mar 2012 #1

Thanks for the input. wandy Mar 2012 #2

Agreed - DO NOT DEFRAG. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #5

I'm not going to try it, but ya got to wonder..... wandy Mar 2012 #18

SSD's are great, however.... steve2470 Mar 2012 #3

In the end I went with a..... wandy Mar 2012 #4

SSD's are best for the 5 1/2" screen minis, mostly for weight. They will take over physical drives. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #6

Went with the Muskin. wandy Mar 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #8

I beat the crap out of mine and haven't had any troubles. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #10

It's where we are going, like it or not and it has all of the advantages. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #12

I remember a discussion about how a 176K floppy disk could be compressed to... HopeHoops Mar 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #14

First, the wear out - that's physical. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #16

LOL! Yeah, but they used to have their own beer coolers! HopeHoops Mar 2012 #17