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    SSD prices down now?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nocturnal310, Jan 13, 2009.

  1. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hey guys,

    my HDD is damaged and wanna replace it..my laptop goes lot of ruff use and hence thot of getting SSD?

    i want atleast a 120 GB..so which one do u recommend.

    in Normal HDD..which is a better brand?
     
    Nocturnal310, Jan 13, 2009
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    Intel is currently the best.

    There are two types of SSDS

    MLC - cheaper, lesser performance
    SLC - crazy performance, more expensive
     
    ronnieb, Jan 13, 2009
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    Nah, they're still way too expensive for what you get versus what you can get with HDD at the same price point.

    If you can justify spending hundreds of dollars more for basically faster speeds than what you currently have (my 5400 RPM HDD is just fine for what I do -- Photoshop, web browsing, music etc), then you can go the SSD route.
     
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    Not just faster speed but no mechanical moving parts so it can tumble around all you want and it won't damage it. Try doing that with a mechanical hard drive.
     
    goofball, Jan 13, 2009
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    My laptop is not a football. Even if I had an SSD, I would not want my laptop to be tumbling around at speeds great enough to damage an HDD.
     
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    Some people work in rough environments. As long as the entire computer is rugged, then it should be ok. Having an SSD is one less thing to worry about, the money is a good investment, since you're using its advantages everyday.
     
    sgogeta4, Jan 13, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    SLC drives are better, but I would take a M-TRON over a Intel any day. ;)

    The real win for the harddrive is that the mechanical drives are very cheap per Gb capacity. Lets see you can get a 500gb drive for $100, while for $100, you may be lucky to get a 16 or 32gb junky ssd.

    The prices will come down further. Give ssd's anoter 1-2 years and they will be affordable for the public.


    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 13, 2009
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    uhm.. i once only _touched_ a pc and the hdd in died due to it. you don't need high speeds to kill your hdd. all you need is bad luck.
     
    davepermen, Jan 14, 2009
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    I know of many people that need to use their laptops in their trucks or vehicles. It's not about intentionally moving it around or what not.
    Just one less thing to worry about. I agree prices are not in favour of it but then again, only recently have 7200rpm notebook drives come into much more reasonable pricing, probably due to these lower end SSD's coming into the market. They don't drop prices like this unless there is a competitive reason to do so. Think Intel wouldn't be happier selling CPU's for $1000 instead of $100?
     
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    So which is better 7200 RPM or SSD if u consider price to performance ratio?
     
    Nocturnal310, Jan 14, 2009
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    Depends on how much storage space you want, but probably a HDD.
     
    laserbullet, Jan 14, 2009
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    price to performance? hdd.
     
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    okay so i ll get a 250 GB HDD then...anyway my laptop is more than a year old and i am gonna retire it this year when Windows 7 is out.
     
    Nocturnal310, Jan 15, 2009
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