32gb SSD for $500?

[UNCjigga]

I'm wondering if I should buy a 32GB SSD for my laptop. So far the best one I've found runs $500 (external drive). It also has a touch screen, wifi, and can be used to play mp3s, videos, games, browse the web, etc. without any OS support required. Is it worth the $500? Cheapest 32gb SSD on Newegg is $419 without the screen, wifi, media support etc.

 

[loup garou]

uh, what?

Are you talking about an iPod Touch? It doesn't contain a regular SATA SSD...

 

[Modeps]

I've seen prices 1/2 that for SSD... I cant remember where though. I'd personally wait for SSD to come down in price... Give it like a year or two.

 

[UNCjigga]

So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

You should use like 500 MB of your ram and make it a ram drive then install windows onto that. I have to take some features out of windows but its possible to make windows 250 MB and even as small as 30 to 50 MB.

 

[SandEagle]

i've seen them go anywhere from 195-300. have you tried google product search?

http://www.google.com/products...e1=&price2=350&btnP=Go

here's a 32 for 199:
http://www.mydigitaldiscount.c...ID=8000044B-1193346162

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

You should use like 500 MB of your ram and make it a ram drive then install windows onto that. I have to take some features out of windows but its possible to make windows 250 MB and even as small as 30 to 50 MB.

but then you'd only have like 3.5 GB. thats not enough to run VISTA - you need 4 GB!!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: rrahman1
i've seen them go anywhere from 195-300. have you tried google product search?

http://www.google.com/products...e1=&price2=350&btnP=Go

here's a 32 for 199:
http://www.mydigitaldiscount.c...ID=8000044B-1193346162

yeah but are the reliable stores?

 

[randay]

no

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

You should use like 500 MB of your ram and make it a ram drive then install windows onto that. I have to take some features out of windows but its possible to make windows 250 MB and even as small as 30 to 50 MB.

but then you'd only have like 3.5 GB. thats not enough to run VISTA - you need 4 GB!!

Not if you already have 8 GB.

 

[wedi42]

UNCJigga is talking about the ipod touch

 

[purbeast0]

sssooo ...

are they hiring at your job dude?

i'd like to work somewhere where i could have $500 extra to spend on a 32Gb drive!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

You should use like 500 MB of your ram and make it a ram drive then install windows onto that. I have to take some features out of windows but its possible to make windows 250 MB and even as small as 30 to 50 MB.

but then you'd only have like 3.5 GB. thats not enough to run VISTA - you need 4 GB!!

Not if you already have 8 GB.

since we "know" vista needs 4 gb, what do you use the other 4 for? what do you do on your PC besides post nonsense on forums?

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

You should use like 500 MB of your ram and make it a ram drive then install windows onto that. I have to take some features out of windows but its possible to make windows 250 MB and even as small as 30 to 50 MB.

but then you'd only have like 3.5 GB. thats not enough to run VISTA - you need 4 GB!!

Not if you already have 8 GB.

since we "know" vista needs 4 gb, what do you use the other 4 for? what do you do on your PC besides post nonsense on forums?

VM

 

[redly]

Originally posted by: rrahman1

here's a 32 for 199:
http://www.mydigitaldiscount.c...ID=8000044B-1193346162

might as well get a USB flash drive at those speeds

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
So what's the cheapest 32gb I can buy and use as an external hdd?

You should use like 500 MB of your ram and make it a ram drive then install windows onto that. I have to take some features out of windows but its possible to make windows 250 MB and even as small as 30 to 50 MB.

Is that possible? Links?

If I have 2gb of memory and install XP on say 500mb of it, would that be a practical solution?