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    Smaller SSDs that are ~$1/GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by teeth_03, Aug 4, 2012.

  1. teeth_03

    teeth_03 Notebook Evangelist

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    I notice that some of the 128 and 256 GB drives are getting to be around this price range, and i was wondering if anyone has seen any small ones, like 32GB drives that would be around $30? These are normally around $50.

    A cheap but fast 32GB SSD would perfect for a laptop that primarily is just used to browse the web and such.
     
    teeth_03, Aug 4, 2012
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Cheap, yes. Fast? Not really.

    But you still might get those prices soon...

    Seeing that Sandisk Extreme 240GB SSD's can be had for ~$175 right now (on sale).

    See:
    Sandisk Extreme 240GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s at Memory Express



    On a Win7 system with at least 4GB of RAM and hibernate disabled, system restore disabled and pagefile set to 256MB Min/Max - the 32GB SSD would be great at simply browsing the web with a % filled ratio of about half the available capacity (perfect to keep the performance as high as possible).


    Actually, we're closer than I thought $34.99 (again; on sale):

    See:
    OCZ Octane S2 64GB 2.5IN SATA2 Indilinx Everest SSD Solid State Disk Flash Drive - OCZ Technology - OCT1-25SAT2-64G
     
    tilleroftheearth, Aug 5, 2012
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  3. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    Get a X25-V off ebay and call it a day. You don't anything more for web browsing.
     
    vinuneuro, Aug 5, 2012
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    Just checked; ebay has them for $144 for 40GB. lol...
     
    tilleroftheearth, Aug 5, 2012
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    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you're talking about the Intel, the ones that actually sell are going for $30-40.
     
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    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    32GB doesn't give you a lot of room to do anything at all really, 40GB is a bit more viable, but 64GB at least gives you space for programs should you need them, or a bit of music at least.
     
    Kuu, Aug 5, 2012
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    Yeah, it was Intel. But I'd love a link?


    If it is strickly for web browsing, then even I can see 32GB working; music can be streamed, after all.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Aug 5, 2012
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  8. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I had my i7 gaming desktop for 1 year on a 32 GB OCZ Vertex 1, didn't really experience a slowdown even with 2 GB free.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 5, 2012
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    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    This ^^

    A 64 GB should be the minimum. Otherwise, why bother? There is also a point of diminishing return in price and capacity. When you see an SSD that cheap, a bell should be ringing.
     
    Krane, Aug 5, 2012
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    teeth_03 Notebook Evangelist

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    I was more or less thinking about netbooks and other low powered laptops that could otherwise use a speed boost of an SSD, or for businesses that use primarily web based apps.

    In my case,I work as a on-site technician who has access to a Lenovo x120e with a slow single core processor,that just needs to access our web based service management system,and possibly just use remote apps like TeamViewer or VNC. Its slow,so a ~$30 SSD upgrade would be worth it if it was considerably faster than a 5400RPM HDD.
     
    teeth_03, Aug 5, 2012
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    intel x25-v | eBay
     
    vinuneuro, Aug 6, 2012
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