Hard drive
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pretty pricey when you consider the average mp3 player has more storage than 32gb.
what kinda of harddrives do you already have a raid 0 solution might give you close to the same speed but with a lower cost per gb for it.
and personally if i did go with a ssd i would go with a Intel or OCZ one, intel has already proven them selfs with the fastest ssd;s and OCZ has fast good quailty ones and are proven when you consider they are based on the same tech tat OCZ uses for the ram.
what kinda of harddrives do you already have a raid 0 solution might give you close to the same speed but with a lower cost per gb for it.
and personally if i did go with a ssd i would go with a Intel or OCZ one, intel has already proven them selfs with the fastest ssd;s and OCZ has fast good quailty ones and are proven when you consider they are based on the same tech tat OCZ uses for the ram.
I don't think this drive has TRIM support. Get a SSD with TRIM. Even with garbage collection or wear-leveling systems, drives without TRIM tend to lose performance over time.
Intel and (newer) OCZ drives are some of the best consumer SSDs available today. Since you're spending money for a drive in any case, might as well spend some more and get the best. An Intel 80GB with TRIM will set you back US$200 (or cheaper with a good deal) but it'll be worth every penny.
Here is a recent article about SSDs in today's market: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3747
Intel and (newer) OCZ drives are some of the best consumer SSDs available today. Since you're spending money for a drive in any case, might as well spend some more and get the best. An Intel 80GB with TRIM will set you back US$200 (or cheaper with a good deal) but it'll be worth every penny.
Here is a recent article about SSDs in today's market: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3747
Hey Razor,
Like NCA said, make sure you get a drive with TRIM support. Crucial and Western Digital make good SSD's. 32GB isn't enough these days. With Windows 7, and a couple Steam games you will be over 32GB. 64GB and up is a safe bet.
P.S As for TRIM support, it's a matter of Firmware. I'm sure in the near furure, most if not all SSD's will have TRIM support.
Like NCA said, make sure you get a drive with TRIM support. Crucial and Western Digital make good SSD's. 32GB isn't enough these days. With Windows 7, and a couple Steam games you will be over 32GB. 64GB and up is a safe bet.
P.S As for TRIM support, it's a matter of Firmware. I'm sure in the near furure, most if not all SSD's will have TRIM support.
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