Why you should buy an SSD (Column)

czc said:
Then you'll always be waiting for prices to drop...
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Not quite. Prices will always be dropping sure, but at the moment its dropping fairly fast & more importantly, the capacities are increasing faster than the need for space.

e.g. In my case I know I need 512gb ideally. That would mean I can put everything except media onto the SSD. My requirements might change perhaps +15% in the next year (e.g. new steam game), but the capacities SSD available for any given price will definitely increase >15%. Given current trends probably more like 100%. So I'll probably wait until 512gb hits the current 256gb price.

So while I do agree with the always waiting sentiment, I think SSDs are a special case in that it can, for some people, make sense to wait a bit.
 
Best monies I ever spent! You run ONLY windows and apps you use very often, like office and keep the rest of your shyte on a internal drive. Works like a dream!
 
Loving my 240gb sandisk extreme, enough space for windows and all the games etc. Why wait? If you need more space you could always get another.
 
MOnk said:
What about the whole maximum write cycles? What sort of MTBF would you be looking at?
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This is something I would also want more info on, this is one of the reason I have been reluctant to upgrade. I heard the life span on an SSD is quite short, not that I need it longer than 2 years cause I dont keep the same drive long. I have tons of info that flies through my operating system drive and if i could get a definitive answer I will get an SSD tomorrow if it works for me.

Other issue is I have no Bays for a 2.5" drive to fit, how the hell does that work (yep I know dumb question but I like knowing everything before committing to something these days, made that mistake before costed me more money in the end than I planned).

Thanks if anyone responds.
 
I would suggest buying one quickly, before another earthquake or flood drives the prices up to unaffordable amounts again!
 
ZAP_Tech said:
This is something I would also want more info on, this is one of the reason I have been reluctant to upgrade. I heard the life span on an SSD is quite short, not that I need it longer than 2 years cause I dont keep the same drive long. I have tons of info that flies through my operating system drive and if i could get a definitive answer I will get an SSD tomorrow if it works for me.

Other issue is I have no Bays for a 2.5" drive to fit, how the hell does that work (yep I know dumb question but I like knowing everything before committing to something these days, made that mistake before costed me more money in the end than I planned).

Thanks if anyone responds.
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I really wouldn't say the life span is short, it will last you a good few years without any issues. There are some do's and don't though when running a SSD. Typically you will disable defrag on the drive as this will shorten the life span, however on Windows 7 it will automatically disable defrag on the drive as soon as it detect that you have a SSD installed. Also you NEVER run benchmark tests on a SSD, this also has a adverse effect on the lifespan. Some guys want to see how great their read / write speeds are and end up killing the drive in no time because of these benchmarks.

You get special brackets for SSD's and it fits perfectly into a normal drive bay. Some drives come with these brackets whilst my OCZ didn't so I had to buy one but I think it was like R30.


Hope that helps :)

TBlaar said:
I would suggest buying one quickly, before another earthquake or flood drives the prices up to unaffordable amounts again!
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I have mine sticky taped to the top of my drive cage "whistling:

But seriously, if you run any production software like Adobe products, it highly recommend it. However, it can't match the sheer thrill and pleasure of dropping cash on a new graphic card, CPU or peripheral. IMHO.
 
Cost (rand per GB) just doesn't make it worth while for me. I want to buy two SSD drives at the end of this year, but I'll have to see how much prices have dropped by then.
 
ZAP_Tech said:
This is something I would also want more info on, this is one of the reason I have been reluctant to upgrade. I heard the life span on an SSD is quite short, not that I need it longer than 2 years cause I dont keep the same drive long. I have tons of info that flies through my operating system drive and if i could get a definitive answer I will get an SSD tomorrow if it works for me.

Other issue is I have no Bays for a 2.5" drive to fit, how the hell does that work (yep I know dumb question but I like knowing everything before committing to something these days, made that mistake before costed me more money in the end than I planned).

Thanks if anyone responds.
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Using the normal bay and just screwing one side in works just fine
 
Grimspoon said:
I really wouldn't say the life span is short, it will last you a good few years without any issues. There are some do's and don't though when running a SSD. Typically you will disable defrag on the drive as this will shorten the life span, however on Windows 7 it will automatically disable defrag on the drive as soon as it detect that you have a SSD installed. Also you NEVER run benchmark tests on a SSD, this also has a adverse effect on the lifespan. Some guys want to see how great their read / write speeds are and end up killing the drive in no time because of these benchmarks.

You get special brackets for SSD's and it fits perfectly into a normal drive bay. Some drives come with these brackets whilst my OCZ didn't so I had to buy one but I think it was like R30.


Hope that helps :)
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Thanks for the replies, think I shall give this a try. And I barely run benchmarks these days, I don't find the use anymore. And thanks for letting me know you do get a bracket that makes it fit fine. That was one on my main concerns. I am going to definitely order one of these this week. :)
 
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