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    SSD recommendations

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Sponsi, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. Sponsi

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    Xirurg ORLY???

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    why not to get from eBay?
     
    Xirurg, Jul 11, 2009
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    That's quite a budget for a hard drive... I've been hearing good things about the Intel ones. Do you really want 250GB of storage? I'd suggest holding off till Q4, but you're too impatient. ;)
     
    talin, Jul 11, 2009
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    Check out the SSD thread, I posted a link to Dell. They are selling the Samsung 256GB drive for $480 (the drive that the two you selected are based off of). You could even get two if you are lucky enough to find a coupon :D
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 11, 2009
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    Can someone enlighten me and explain what is the deal with writing on these drives? Is there any limitation with regards to how many times you can write? I also heard that it is not recommended to use defragmentation software on them.

    Thanks
     
    bikerc, Jul 12, 2009
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    SOMEBODY has money to spend! :D
     
    applebook, Jul 12, 2009
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    If you buy a SSD just for boot time, then you're wasting your money. It's about the responsiveness in a working environment. I have a Seagate 7200.3 HDD that can get into Windows 7 in 10 seconds, doesn't mean that the drive is faster than an SSD.
     
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    then why do I see it in the Mac forum? :p
     
    doh123, Jul 12, 2009
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    That's because it leaves a 'Redirect' so that people can still find it. The actual thread is in the hardware forum.
     
    Phil, Jul 12, 2009
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    What's with the huge discrepancies between the two graphs?

    edit: nm two different computers, I thought they used a standardized test bed (as I've seen them claim but I guess it's only within that one review)

    But still the Intel's results fluctuate...
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 12, 2009
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