cheap SSD options...

[wol-va-rine]

I'm about to pull the trigger on getting a 64GB Kingston SSD that Newegg has for about $99 after MIR IIRC (or close to it), but a couple questions first for the more enlightened...

- will uninstalling all non essential programs (my boot disc is at about 50GBs right now and I want some headroom for Windows 7 updates, etc.) and later reinstalling them to another hard drive defeat the purpose of getting it...? or will that really not affect the e speed that much...?

- what programs besides the OS would be best to keep on the boot drive...?

 

[THRESHIN]

- will uninstalling all non essential programs (my boot disc is at about 50GBs right now and I want some headroom for Windows 7 updates, etc.) and later reinstalling them to another hard drive defeat the purpose of getting it...? or will that really not affect the e speed that much...?

i think it all depends on what the programs are. anything with small HDD writes will speed up tremendously on an SSD. my advice for an SSD is to put your o/s (duh) and any programs that you use often on the SSD. so if you play a lot of SC2 right now toss that on - you can always move it to a mechanical drive later.

- what programs besides the OS would be best to keep on the boot drive...?

see above, anything you use often. just make sure to leave some space free for windows updates and your swap file.

 

[wol-va-rine]

i think it all depends on what the programs are. anything with small HDD writes will speed up tremendously on an SSD. my advice for an SSD is to put your o/s (duh) and any programs that you use often on the SSD. so if you play a lot of SC2 right now toss that on - you can always move it to a mechanical drive later.



see above, anything you use often. just make sure to leave some space free for windows updates and your swap file.

thanks...

 

[drescherjm]

I would consider looking at eBay for a used 80GB Intel 25X-M G1. I am told that these go for around $110.

 

[THRESHIN]

I would consider looking at eBay for a used 80GB Intel 25X-M G1. I am told that these go for around $110.

sure if you want to trust it to be fully working and not defective.

i'd much rather buy something like that new and have that 'piece of mind' that its got lots of life left in it.