| Author | Message | ||
     Xdigitalx |
I've allways installed my software onto the OS disk but now with SS disks I was thinking of getting one. I can't afford a 120+ gig so was thinking of a 60 gig. My desktop has Win7Pro-64bit and minimal extra software and that is about 33 gigs. I was thinking of using the current 320 gig drive as the "Program" drive where/when I would install any extra software (cad programs, Autodesk products/Audio-Video Editing software, games etc etc.) For example, my laptop has everything installed the way I like it and it is only about 115 gigs used. So... about 90gigs for programs 35gigs for WinPro64. If I do it this way,.. (I am guessing here) .. my boot up time will be much faster but opening/running programs will not? (vs using a 120gig SS drive for everything) | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
Yes as I understand it provided the ss disc is fast. | ||
| Froggy |
You are correct. Install Windows to the SSD, then edit the registry to change Program Files from C: to your large drive. You will notice a huge boost in responsiveness just for having the OS on the SSD. Programs will load faster, but I do not feel it is worth installing them on the SSD yet. Who cares it will take you an extra 300 milliseconds to open a Word document. If you desire, install your most frequently used applications on the SSD, they will see some improvement, but the cost per space ratio makes it undesirable for most applications. | ||
| J2blue |
Image your OS partition on the SSD frequently if you go this route. | ||
| Reepicheep |
An SSD on my laptop sped the system up *almost* enough to make up for the performance hit caused by enabling full disk encryption.  | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Be warned as J2blue alluded above, SSD have a FINITE number of read/write cycles. They have no moving parts but they wear out! I am unfamiliar with new windows but if it requires a swap partition, I would suggest putting it off of the SSD to prolong its life. If you decide to go to a SSD, I would also suggest paying the extra bucks for the kind that plugs into your motherboard via the PCIexpress. | ||
| Xdigitalx |
I only have the free image software that comes with WD and Seagate drives. Also have Paragon but not enough experience with it yet. I am not interested in saving milliseconds, thats time I could be waiting... thinking about something else.  However,.. when my system is off,.. and my boss calls me at 6:30am and asks me about a project I am working on I have to boot up, open the program and then open the file... I figure if I can get it open in 30-40 secs vs 90-120 secs it would seem totally worth the cost. | ||
| Court |
If you were buying a laptop would you get the SSD? | ||
| Froggy |
Yes, even if only for the reliability. No moving parts means that when the dog comes charging in and bumps the table, your drive isn't going to disintegrate when the 8 pound laptop hits the floor. Doing ECMspy datalogging has taken its toll on my laptops hard drive several times. The vibrations and sudden jarring from potholes, speed bumps, rapid acceleration/deceleration will kill it. The only reason I keep replacing them with more spinning drives as I can get them for free. | ||
| Court |
Thanks! You da Frog! | ||
| J2blue |
Windows 7 includes a much better backup program that will do a complete system image that you can restore from. You have to create the bootable CD at least once to be able to restore from the image. If you lose the SSD drive you can choose to restore to your hard drive while waiting to replace your SSD! | ||
| Griffmeister |
You could have the best of both worlds with an OCZ RevoDrive hybrid, a 1TB HDD combined with a 100GB SSD all in one package with it's own software to manage data between the two. And it works with Win 7. Just think of all that extra storage.  | ||
| Xdigitalx |
It is for my laptop Griff,... I did see that Revo though... pretty cool. I will look into the Windows image backup. Thanks. |
