SSD missing point?

[Old Hippie]

In response to Brain's post.

I'm sorry for my confusion. :'(

Please continue with your rant.

 

[86waterpumper]

The difference is not huge as you said. This is especially true if you already have a nice spindle drive that is newer tech. such as a f3 or wd black etc. Alot of people that are super impressed are probably coming from a older generation 7200 rpm drive or even 5400. Still though if you have a FAST ssd, and not a cheap budget drive with inferior memory then the improvement is there, in boot times, in app loading and for sure in being able to use the computer while files are transferring. For people that leave their computers on and the main programs they use loaded in memory all the time it's probably not very helpful. For laptops it's a huge win so I am hoping they will come down in price so that more laptops have them as standard spec. Lower heat, power usage, and tons of shock protection come to mind. We won't see a wide adaption though until the manufacturers can actually produce a few that won't crash or brick themselves . My owc 128gb is a super fast drive...but I'm not saving much time as I reboot from a bsod...

 

[Eug]

SSD is totally awesome on my laptops. It'd be better on my desktops too, but I haven't bothered. My desktops are already OK.

I have a 128 GB in my primary laptop, and 96 GB in my secondary laptop. 64 was a little too tight for my liking.

 

[WildW]

Agreed - SSD makes a big difference on laptops. On desktops with reasonable drives, and with Windows 7 doing cacheing to memory so much better, it's not such a big deal.

 

[jhansman]

I dunno, for me it's simple: much faster load times, less heat in my case, no inevitable mechanical failure to wait for. This doesn't mean that the technology is foolproof, just better. I didn't quite know what to expect when I replaced my WD Raptor with the Crucial M4; now I do, and it's fine, just fine.