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Solid State Drives vs Hard drives

post #1 of 25
1/25/09 at 11:09pm
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What do you prefer & why?

I know SSD's are suppose to be much faster & they're much more money..

Are they worth the extra cost?
I'm told over the next couple years they will get better & come down in price.
What do you think.

I'm gonna get a new LapTop soon & wonder if I should just get the SSD as I buy it new.
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post #2 of 25
1/26/09 at 12:30am
SSDs have faster access times, but are often several times as expensive as hard drives. There's also some discussion on their long-term reliability. Personally, I think they currently cost far too much to be worth it. If they do come closer to hard drives in price in the future, then they will be a more attractive option.
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post #3 of 25
1/26/09 at 1:53am
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Originally Posted by Djembe View Post
SSDs have faster access times, but are often several times as expensive as hard drives. There's also some discussion on their long-term reliability. Personally, I think they currently cost far too much to be worth it. If they do come closer to hard drives in price in the future, then they will be a more attractive option.
Thats sorta my thinking too....
But I had to ask what you peeps think?
are any of you running an SSD now & can you give your opinion?

I'm gonna get the New Mac Book Pro 15 & dont really know anything about its optional SSD?
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post #4 of 25
1/26/09 at 10:16am
SSD drives are faster, yes. Still under cerrtain configurations, writing to the medium is still to be desired. Reading from it - totally cool.

I would take the SSD configuration on newer laptops providing that it is at least over 120gb, and the difference in price with the normal drive configuration is not so that it burns my pocket.

cheers ...
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post #5 of 25
1/26/09 at 4:16pm
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I'd be choosing between these two.
  • 320GB Serial ATA @ 7200 [Add $50.00]
  • 128GB Solid State Drive [Add $500.00]
$500 seems very steep though.

I don't really see the need for the SSD, But I'm curious.
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post #6 of 25
1/26/09 at 4:23pm
That is what I meant by "burning the pockets" ... It is just outrageous, for that price difference, I would expect more in the direction of better GPU and CPU.

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post #7 of 25
1/26/09 at 5:37pm
Don't forget the added energy efficiency of ssds = longer battery life. A big plus for notebooks...
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post #8 of 25
1/26/09 at 8:50pm
^^ That is still debatable, just like many claims regarding Intel C2D

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post #9 of 25
1/26/09 at 10:08pm
For the price I have no interest at all. I don't care if it cleans the inside of the laptop. I like the technology but again its so over priced I literally ignore it.

As far as what is better, as said above SSD is better but for the cost it is not.
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post #10 of 25
2/4/09 at 6:36pm
I would love to use an SSD drive, yet I don't think they are viable for me just as yet. The problem with me is I would like a larger capacity drive than most SSDs currenty offer. The second problem the price/gb value is still quite steep.

For now a 7,200 RPM hd works just fine for me... I look forward to the development of SSD drives though.. I strongly believe it will be the future.
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post #11 of 25
2/4/09 at 10:22pm
It looks good on paper but really it's not much faster than a typical hd, and a 10,000 + hd could most likely outpreform it, definately moreso because of the decreasing head seek times due to higher densities. I've only tested one and it was 32gb against the other laptop's 7200rpm and really I didn't notice too much except no noise.

Also, apparently these things don't have that hot of a lifespan before they fail, and it's not like remapping new sectors.

It's still a pretty new thing, so we'll have to wait some time before these shortcomings are addressed. The only advantages I can see are minimal power useage, minimal heat, no spindles to wear out, probably safer in case you dropped it, and boosted ego.

Plain old magnetic storage is still getting better, and even though it spins and makes heat, they last a long time if properly cared for.
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post #12 of 25
2/6/09 at 11:54pm
I wrote a review on the OCZ 60GB Core V2 that I'm running in my Sager NP9262 recently....

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread222249.html
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post #13 of 25
2/8/09 at 7:33pm
Y'know there's no law that says you can't just buy a laptop with a spindle hard drive in it now and then later on replace it when SSDs come down in price.
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post #14 of 25
2/8/09 at 7:39pm
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Originally Posted by MrEvil View Post
Y'know there's no law that says you can't just buy a laptop with a spindle hard drive in it now and then later on replace it when SSDs come down in price.
Thats my Plan & being I'm gonna get a Mac Book Pro, Their the easiest one to swap the hard drive out.
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post #15 of 25
2/9/09 at 8:43pm
It's easy to change a HD in just about any laptop.
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post #16 of 25
2/9/09 at 9:16pm
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Originally Posted by Woody87 View Post
It's easy to change a HD in just about any laptop.
The new Mac Book Pro's hold the battery under the battery cover.
No need to take the thing apart, simple open the battery cover & there it is.
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post #17 of 25
2/10/09 at 12:42am
Hey guy (or girl),

My XPS M1530 has an SSD, and while it was pricey, the SSD has definite performance advantages over an HDD. Booting is no longer a chore, programs open up in the blink of an eye (even Word and Zune ffs), there's no sound or heat. Zilch.

If you feel like being ahead of your time with a virtual guarantee that this technology will not pull a Betamax, then plunk down the extra cash. That is unless you're chicken.
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post #18 of 25
2/13/09 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by philipdebucket View Post
Hey guy (or girl),

My XPS M1530 has an SSD, and while it was pricey, the SSD has definite performance advantages over an HDD. Booting is no longer a chore, programs open up in the blink of an eye (even Word and Zune ffs), there's no sound or heat. Zilch.

If you feel like being ahead of your time with a virtual guarantee that this technology will not pull a Betamax, then plunk down the extra cash. That is unless you're chicken.
hmm - "chicken" = (not) spending smart?

cheers ...
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post #19 of 25
3/12/09 at 2:29pm
SSD'S are the future...but HDD is the present...
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post #20 of 25
3/20/09 at 5:06pm
SSD's are still quite new. I'd buy the normal HD and get the SSD later. Even now you can get SSD's cheaper than $500 on Newegg (around $300 for a 128 Gig currently...)

I'm worried about SSD studdering. I think that the cache memory in a normal HD is what keeps it from studdering or pausing. SSD drives don't have a super fast cache, so that makes them have performance issues unlike normal HD drives. Until they get that figured out, I'll wait too.
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