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    Usefulness of a 24GB SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by JoshuaTree, Oct 8, 2013.

  1. JoshuaTree

    JoshuaTree Newbie

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    Hi, I am thinking about purchasing a Lenovo Y410P. It comes with a 24GB SSD on top of a 1TB 5400 RPM hard drive. I've heard from others that it is not advisable to install OS on a 24GB SSD and instead it would be better to use the SSD as a cache. In that case, how much performance improvement can I expect? and is it worthwhile to doll out extra $50 or more for that performance improvement?
     
    JoshuaTree, Oct 8, 2013
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Not worth the $50 if you expect consistently faster performance... (in real world it will be hit and miss - with one time being 'very fast' and another minute being HDD slow).
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 9, 2013
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Caching drives can provide some improvement vs. a mechanical drive alone, but for 50 I'd say save your money. Do you need the 1 TB hard disk space, because you could just get away with an medium sized SSD and getting a caddy/USB enclosure for the 1 TB drive (or in my case, getting a 256-512 GB SSD).
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Oct 9, 2013
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  4. Quix Omega

    Quix Omega Notebook Evangelist

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    That's about enough cache to boot up faster, but nothing else. Take that as you will.
     
    Quix Omega, Oct 13, 2013
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  5. arltep

    arltep Notebook Consultant

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    Is it worth $200 and the hassle to downgrade size-wise from a 500gb HDD to a 256gb SSD, cache or not?
     
    arltep, Oct 14, 2013
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  6. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    In my opinion, yes.

    If you shop around you can pick up a 500GB SSD for $350 or less, and I'm talking about premium offerings here...presuming you need that much space on the primary drive.

     
    ajkula66, Oct 14, 2013
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  7. Azeroth

    Azeroth Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, in the long run you will thank yourself.
     
    Azeroth, Oct 14, 2013
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