Less than 5% of laptop users use SSD?

That's why they are so popular?

Many laptops don't provide the required output (500mA). Although this is less common these days as power requirements of 2.5" drives have dropped quite a bit, so even if lower power it will still start and run.

 

pretty obvious why only 5% of laptop users have SSD:
- vast majority of end users, particularly corporate buyers, don't upgrade components
- cost/GB: cheapest 256GB drive on Newegg is $489, which is almost as much as most mainstream notebooks cost.

 

Well yeah, thats the other thing. From a corporate standpoint, they go as cheap as they can get. When even a 120GB (which I'd say is minimum for any business) costs ~ $200 at best, about 1/3 the cost of an entire notebook, there better be a huge compelling reason to invest in the tech when a 160GB HDD costs 20% of the SSD.

 

lol only on notebook review would 41% of the users have SSD's.

 

I'll go SSD, when a 256GB drive goes for $150 or less.

 

I think that's a load of crap.

If this forum is any good representation of North America, then a lot more than 5% of people have SSD's.

I'd hazard a guess at perhaps... 25% of people have an SSD in their computers these days? That's what I would have thought.

The days of buying computers with hard drives are long gone. Most computers, even low end ones, either come with an SSD or have one as a selectable option.

 

I wouldn't guess 25%, that's probably still a bit high. And NBR is not a good representation of the market; we are, if anything, the high end, those familiar with available technology and willing to spend that extra bit for the extra performance. I'd maybe go with 10%, though, even though my gut says that might still be a bit on the high side.

 

Personnaly I'd expect way less than 5% (more like 0.1 or even 0.01%) since untill recently, no laptop came standard with ssd.

My next HDD will probably be a cheap 35€ 5400 rpm hard drive for more storage. It makes no difference for gaming anyway so I can't convince myself in getting one in my old laptop (from 2007).

If i'll get a new system (which will be around the 2500€ price range), i'll probably still opt for a 7200 rpm hard drive for the space. SSD is just not worth it.

 

Well good morning to you! One of the things that are entirely obvious around here is that this forum, and much less this poll and the way it was asked, is not a good representation of North America at all.

On what planet?

 

Id assume in the whole world if you could get a real stat that much less than 5% use SSD, its way too expensive for most to consider, others wont get it for capacity, others wont get it because they do not even know you can upgrade a laptop hdd and assume you must buy a new laptop.

There is even bound to be some laptop users that do not even know ssd exists or what it is.

 

This is sad but unfortunately true - don't know that they can upgrade their HDD to a larger or faster one.

 

Most general consumers just use the harddrive that came with their bought laptop. If the comp has a problem/stops working, they'll just buy a new one. So I think it would be up to the companies to put 7200rpm or ssd in laptops to make it mainstream.

Hell, the main reason I upgraded instead of buying a new comp is because I already have another netbook and I didn't want to end up with 3 laptops when they all still work so I buckled down and started researching about the diff computer parts to see which ones would make my comp faster. Before that, I never thought about computer components until it was hindering my computer experience.

other thing is probably the time and hassle of figuring out how to replace a harddrive and they'd rather just buy a brand new comp than pay someone to fix their old one

 

How would you know that? Where are your statistics?

Stop being silly.

Even something low to mid range like the Dell XPS 15 has a a purchase option for a SSD.

 

Where are your statistics that it IS a good representation? Proof falls on the one making the claim.

Simple logic dictates that the majority of people aren't like NBR. An easy example being that the majority of folks shop at Best Buy for computer related needs(as shown by BB being the largest electronics company out there) whereas most of NBR wouldn't dare head into a BB.

 

You're completely off your rocker if you actually think a quarter of computers in use have an SSD.

It's probably more like 25% of computers in use are less than 3-years old, then maybe 5% of those have an SSD...

 

I'm surprised even 5% have them... I think that's a bit high.

 

Keep in mind "SSD" includes the terrible, slow, 8-16GB drives in a lot of netbooks. They sold something like 40 million netbooks last year.

Combine that with enthusiast grade SSD's that have been pretty popular for a little while now, and its not that hard to believe 5% of computer users have an SSD.

 

I'll buy an SSD when the cost of a 160gb drive falls to around $250. Almost there.

 

Likely by late spring, early summer. Usually good sale around that time also. So you might be able to nab one for $200 by then.

 

There's an OCZ 160GB Vertex 2 that's about $270 after mail-in-rebate. Don't know about the performance of the drive, but hey, it looks like a good price.

 

wait for upgrading SSD with intel G3 600G, crucial C400, and corsair P3-256(480M/s read and 320M/s write).

 

I loathe to see the cost of that Intel 600GB. That is about the size I'd need, but not willing to spend $800 on the sucker.

 

$800 that would be cheap for 600gb SSD I bet its over $1000 though.

 

2tb 7200rpm HDD or a 200gb ssd hmm... not a hard decision imo.
Although you may not even get 200gb for the same price.

 

Agreed.. more abouts 1200-1500... and you have to be nuts to pay that price... anyways , i've got a 128GB C300+ 500GB Momentus XT.. best of both worlds

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