Amazon has a Kingston 120GB SSD for 80$ as the day's deal. It seems like $100 is the going rate, anything wrong with the drive itself?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...GKB3PRYS73WNAM
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This is a better deal, as the samsung 830 is a better piece of hardware and you get slightly more space. I actually just bought one myself for my work computer.
It's crazy-- I paid $500 for my 160GB X-25M G2 just a couple years ago, and I just paid $90 for a 128GB SSD now.
ADATA AS510S3-120GM @ $80 + free shipping
worth it? opinions sought. i'm contemplating buying 2 for my new build.
It's a sandforce. I don't trust sandforce. I suggest this deal instead. It's another five bucks, but you get 8GB storage and the peace of mind knowing you didn't just buy a sandforce.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211602Originally Posted by karnisov
This was on sale a week or two ago for $99 plus a $20 rebate, so I bought it. So far, it's really, really fast as a boot drive, and no problems have shown up. It seems to be a newer version of the 510.
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/adata-...-drive-review/
CompUSA has a 120GB Kingston for 89.99 (well 119.99 w/30.00 rebate).
Can only find 128gb SSDs here for 110€+ ... still pretty good but $90 for one is crazy :(
I jumped on that samsung 830 128GB deal for $90 2 weeks back. Now that was an awesome deal.
SSDs are dropping like a rock. It's pretty awesome. I've been happy with my m4. Maybe in 6 months though i will double the space and transfer to my notebook.
So, how does one go about properly using an SSD as a boot drive, with a mechanical data drive? I know in theory you just install Windows on the SSD, but is it relatively easy to get Steam, for instance, to store stuff on the data drive? And are there important programs that insist on installing on C: no matter what, or is that pretty much a non-issue?
I put MS Office on the C drive, and not much else. Probably my MMO-of-the-day, or something like that which needs good fast disk access, but most stuff (including Steam) will allow you to store data on a data drive.
With steam you just move the directory. Yes, lots of programs try to install files in your C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData and whatnot. You need to be vigilant about that. Or just buy a larger SSD. 256GB SSDs are coming down in price quickly.
Yeah, don't be newbie like me and buy a 60Gb one (OCZ too, sigh!). Going to put in on my HTPC since it only needs Windows and the media players and buy a new one for my desktop.
Some things are just obstinate, though.
Google Chrome is going to be on your C: drive along with its entire cache and data structure. Ditto for nVidia PhysX software. Moving the /user/ folder off is a bear, and even the My Docs/Videos/Pictures/Music containers take forethought to get onto the data drive.
It's not super easy to maintain a pristine, small SSD. Opt for the biggest you can afford :/
http://code.google.com/p/symlinker/
Makes your life a bit simpler if you are wanting to manage an SSD and shifting things around to maximize space / move off heavy writing cache directories.
Honestly, just don't get a 60 and you're good. Sure, you need to think with a 120 about what you'll put on the SSD, but with a 60 and windows, you'll have issues with just the programs which insist on writing crap there. (Hi, 1GB "ProgramData" directory)
I'd use a 60 as a SRT cache, it's a lot less stress.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148526
Goddamnit, I just bought my 256GB M4 from Newegg two weeks ago for $209.
You really can't fret over... $20 on an electronics purchase.
Yeah, pretty much that. You will have to think about what's on the SSD with a 120/128GB drive, and you'll find yourself compressing directories and whatnot, but you won't be in constant stress over it.
How is SSD reliability these days, compared to mechanical drives? Do they still tend to brick themselves after a couple of years?
I think it depends on what the PC will be used for. If we're talking main desktop PC, I agree. However for an HTPC, 60 (maybe even 30) GB SSD can work.
I just put together an HTPC with a 64 GB Intel SSD I got for $45 after rebate and it is awesome. All the media is on regular mechanical HDDs.
Whyever would you bother putting a SSD in a HTPC? You don't use it for desktop stuff, and the faster boot doesn't matter.
Because it was only $45 and the fast boot does matter to me.
Totally noob here, but how does one install an SSD in a desktop machine? Does it come with whatever controller it needs or ... ?
Connect SATA cable and SATA power cable.
The real question is how to clone an existing installation into an SSD. (probably too small to fit anyway, may be easier to just get a fresh image.) I remember some issues with "alignment" when cloning that were avoided with a fresh Win7 install.
Physical issue is just getting a 2.5" to 3.5" bracket so you can screw it in. Not that it matters if it just sits on the case since it doesn't rattle.
Newer versions of TrueImageSoftWhatever (the Acronis piece) handle the alignment automatically; the issue lay in older versions needing to be manually offset and all sorts of weird little glitches that lay therin.
Beyond that, it's also common for a lot of drives on, say, Newegg, to have 2-3 almost identical versions (all 120GB, all within $5 of each other). Typically, one is a standard 2.5" drive, one is a 2.5" drive w/ a bracket/adapter included, and one is usually an extra-thin drive with a data transfer kit intended to replace laptop HDs.
Newer cases accept 2.5" drives. Otherwise you either pay an extra $30 or so for the "desktop version" or just pick up one of these bad boys.
I just got a 128GB samsung 830 for my work PC, because I sit at that computer for 9+ hours per day and it was only $90. I plugged the SSD into a cheap 2.5" USB3 enclosure, cloned it with Acronis Disk Director, then switched it out. Worked great.
Sleep mode.
Shrug, it's your money.
They get a few degrees higher than case ambient in operation - taping them to the side of the case or a case bracket is perfectly viable.
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