Ssd

[ElNono]

I bought a Crucial M4 256GB SSD for my mac mini at home and the difference in speed is huge... went from a little over a minute to 15-20 secs for booting, apps open crazy fast, the whole thing flies...

Went from 40MB/sec read/write to 270MB/s read and 200MB/s write...

And this machine is fairly old (early 2009) so it only has SATA II, while the SSD can do SATA III...

Just a heads up for those considering SSDs...

[PM5K]

Kinda goes without saying.

[jman3000]

Yeah, SSD's are great for boot drives and for games. They're a waste for storage though. My SATA II model has given me no urge to upgrade to III.

[Heath Ledger]

I think my windows 7 box boots up in about 7 seconds what specs are you running?

[MannyIsGod]

I kept thinking of getting one for my laptop.

[Creepn]

I kept thinking of getting one for my laptop.

I'm surprised yours don't have one already.

[Jt.ONE]

Kinda goes without saying.

x2

[ElNono]

how much did you get it for?

I paid $360 shipped... Actually, I had $200 in Amazon gift certificates, so I added the extra $160...

[ElNono]

I think my windows 7 box boots up in about 7 seconds what specs are you running?

I'm running an Early 2009 mac mini... 2Ghz Core 2 Duo, 8Gb, Lion...

It's an old box and only does SATA II... I've seen these things on the newer SATA III boxes and they do twice as fast... (almost half a gig a sec)...

[resistanze]

Definitely will get one in my future laptop. I bought my laptop in 2009 and I use less than 80GB of space. 128 GB SSD should be enough.

[diego]

to add more info, i recently installed a hybrid HD/SSD (seagate momentus)... there is an improvement but it is barely noticeable. You are much better served with separate SSD and HD for now, though I think very soon hybrids will be the better option

[ElNono]

what's the best ssd you can get in terms of storage capacity?

I think it's 1TB (OCZ Octane). But it's prohibitively expensive. You really don't want to use the SSD for large files that don't require speed access. You mostly want the OS, and some extra for apps/games you use all the time...

I could've probably gotten away with a 128GB SSD (I had a 160GB drive before and about 50GB unused), but I figured I'll have the extra room. My big files are all on a 3TB external USB drive (movies, old games, large docs, etc)...

[cheguevara]

sky is blue

[Frenzy]

sky is blue

That's what THEY want you to think.

[blackfire12]

yeah ssd's are bad ass

[leemajors]

Just ordered this for my PC:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-2-5-Inch-SATA_6_0_gb-MZ-7PD128BW/dp/B009NB8WR0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1360159645&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+840+pro

The 256Gb is there for $232, prices have come down.

[Drachen]

http://slickdeals.net/f/5842154-Samsung-840-Series-MZ-7TD250BW-250GB-Solid-State-Drive-150-SH (not the pro version)

Samsung 256 GB 840 for 150

[leemajors]

http://slickdeals.net/f/5842154-Samsung-840-Series-MZ-7TD250BW-250GB-Solid-State-Drive-150-SH (not the pro version)

Samsung 256 GB 840 for 150

Looks like the Amazon one is getting returned :lol

edit: I'm sure you got the gist of my post Drachen, but I really appreciate the find.

[Drachen]

Yeah I got it. No problem. I have seen that deal come and go for a while now and it just happened to coincide with your post. Glad I could help

[MannyIsGod]

My current laptop - the ultrabook i just bought - has a regular HDD but it also has one of those small SSDs for fast boots and restore. Boots up in about 10 seconds even with the old style hdd.

[ElNono]

I put one of the Crucial M4 256GB on my work box (Ivy Bridge i5), and it's just amazing... 524 MB/s read, 260 MB/s writes... also using USB3 external drives now, and those are fast as hell too.

[TDMVPDPOY]

prices are dropping like crazy, 1buck = 1gb....

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah I do most of my work on my 1tb external (usb3) and its so damn fast. I have to work on both my desktop at home and my laptop so being able to have all the data on the external is a good thing.

[ElNono]

I'm keeping an eye on full-speed USB3 pen drives... still a bit pricey, but I'll jump on them soon... it's just so much faster than USB2

[Cry Havoc]

My new portable desktop has a 128GB vertex4 that I got for $75 on Black Friday. Pretty awesome. System boots in 12 seconds.

[symple19]

Just bought that Samsung 840/250G on Newegg for $150. Deal goes all weekend

[symple19]

Just bought that Samsung 840/250G on Newegg for $150. Deal goes all weekend

:lol

they're already sold out. Glad I acted when I did

[Wild Cobra]

My new portable desktop has a 128GB vertex4 that I got for $75 on Black Friday. Pretty awesome. System boots in 12 seconds.

That's what I'm talking about.

I think mine takes about 20 secs with my barracuda. Haven't timed it since adding more programs.

[Borosai]

My new portable desktop has a 128GB vertex4 that I got for $75 on Black Friday. Pretty awesome. System boots in 12 seconds.

That's a nice deal. I bought a 64 GB Samsung 830 for my new desktop build for $60 locally. Since it's my first SSD, I didn't want to spend too much, but I figure I'll get a 128 GB 840 Pro if I run out of space on this one (not likely).

[MannyIsGod]

I forgot how much I paid for the 120gb I have in my desktop. Damn fast boot times though. Not that it gets turned off very often.

[ElNono]

it's not just boot times... apps launch crazy fast and the whole machine just flies, tbh

[baseline bum]

it's not just boot times... apps launch crazy fast and the whole machine just flies, tbh

Sorry son, I'm holding off upgrades until the Quantum Athlons are released.

[ElNono]

Sorry son, I'm holding off upgrades until the Quantum Athlons are released.

can't wait to run Shor on that... that's like: gg RSA

[Wild Cobra]

Sorry son, I'm holding off upgrades until the Quantum Athlons are released.
Are you also waiting for 1.8 THz processors?

[Drachen]

Looks like the Amazon one is getting returned :lol

edit: I'm sure you got the gist of my post Drachen, but I really appreciate the find.

You are going to hate me.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5851260-Samsung-500GB-840-Series-2-5-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-295-free-shipping

Samsung 500 GB 840 for 295 + free shipping

[leemajors]

You are going to hate me.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5851260-Samsung-500GB-840-Series-2-5-Solid-State-Drive-SSD-295-free-shipping

Samsung 500 GB 840 for 295 + free shipping

nah, I'm good. SSD frees up a TB drive for me. thanks tho!

[leemajors]

I knew this woukd be fast, but 7 install from usb in about 8 mins with ahci on

[Cry Havoc]

it's not just boot times... apps launch crazy fast and the whole machine just flies, tbh

Meh. Anything short of an editing program opens instantly even with a HDD anymore. Chrome loads in ~.5 seconds no matter what drive I have it installed to. Same with just about everything.

My g/f just bought an Apple, and I tried to convince her to buy the newer SSD (and retina also) version, but she wanted the integrated optical drive, so no dice. I offered to build her a desktop like the one I posted but she declined for some reason :lol. Oh well.

[MannyIsGod]

ArcGIS loads faster for me from the SSD and its noticeable but honestly thats about it.

[TDMVPDPOY]

ssd and bigger internal hdd dont make sense these days, when ppl are moving away to external crap :(

[Wild Cobra]

ssd and bigger internal hdd dont make sense these days, when ppl are moving away to external crap :(
There is some merit to that, with as fast as external devises are getting.

I now, keep many of my files on an external. That way, I can work on them from several computers, and not have multiple different copies.

Still, if you have a fast enough HD controller, SSD is the way to go for your operating system and high performance games. SDD in many computers will not increase large file size transfer rates. If you are already pushing the max data speed, you will only see a seek time improvement.

[leemajors]

ninite.com is awesome for mass installs of programs after reinstalling.

[ElNono]

Meh. Anything short of an editing program opens instantly even with a HDD anymore. Chrome loads in ~.5 seconds no matter what drive I have it installed to. Same with just about everything.

My g/f just bought an Apple, and I tried to convince her to buy the newer SSD (and retina also) version, but she wanted the integrated optical drive, so no dice. I offered to build her a desktop like the one I posted but she declined for some reason :lol. Oh well.

Depends on the program, tbh... things like Photoshop still take some time for an initial launch on an HDD... I actually use Firefox, and that actually runs noticeably faster here too, not just launching (probably the much quicker read of cached data)... that said, I used to have a 5400 rpm drive on this box before, so the difference is obviously pretty huge.

[Cry Havoc]

Depends on the program, tbh... things like Photoshop still take some time for an initial launch on an HDD... I actually use Firefox, and that actually runs noticeably faster here too, not just launching (probably the much quicker read of cached data)... that said, I used to have a 5400 rpm drive on this box before, so the difference is obviously pretty huge.

I think PS qualifies as an editing program. :tu

[leemajors]

very happy so far. CH, does your case have 2.5" bays or do you have a converter bracket?

[ElNono]

I think PS qualifies as an editing program. :tu

:lol oops, missed that part on your post.

[Cry Havoc]

very happy so far. CH, does your case have 2.5" bays or do you have a converter bracket?

Both, but since the case had it included I just mounted it to the case's 2.5". Really easy to pop in.

[leemajors]

Wow converting eps of Black Mirror is taking only 2 mins. Handbrake FLIES