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    Understanding SSD/ is it for me?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Baited, Feb 18, 2012.

  1. Baited

    Baited Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth it for me.

    I use excel, large databases, rare games (league of legends only atm) and I don't have a desktop at the moment so I store a lot on my laptop (mostly music, 50gb) why the 160gb isn't enough.

    What I gathered is the processor is what would really affect me the most, not the hard drive?

    Money is the main reason for this, I could get the laptop with 750gb hybrid drive for ~$1250 after taxes, or spend $1600 for a 300gb SSD and the only difference I would see is application load times and 20 seconds on start up?
     
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    I think you would be very satisfied with hybrid, load time for win 7 will still be reduced compared to HDD. I really like the intel SSD for its reliable reputation, but as with any drive I do regular and incremental backups.
    You are correct get at least 6 GIG ram for multi tasking and the best processor you can budget. What Brand laptop is on your radar?
     
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  3. Baited

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    Looking at hp envy 15 but haven't seen much regarding their hybrid drive in the forum other than one comment saying it was fast, but not ssd fast.

    Thank you and I think if anything I can get a 256ssd from new egg later since youtube showed it to be easy to change the hard drive on these laptops and one of those small usb external hdds later down the road. (~8 months, as I said money is main option for now, college student :( )
     
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    A ssd would help on everything, but on your circumstances, it may not worth it.
    In general, It is cheaper to do aftermarket upgrade yourself, so you may want to stick with the stock HDD.

    If you dont need the optical drive, it may be possible to run dual harddisk. For envy 15, I am not sure, but you can ask in the envy 15 owner lounge.
     
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    I think maxing out RAM would be a better option here. The more if your DB you can store in operating memory, the better. Do you really need the seek times? If not, the hybrid is good, especially if you're opening the same DB. Once the drive learns your patterns, the cache will launch the apps at SSD speeds.

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