friend needs help
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:02 pm
Hi. I was thinking of upgrading to a ssd drive and wondered if they are any good.
I only use my pc for surfing, reading emails, maybe the odd movie, very rarely gaming.
Although the manufacturers claim higher specs for ssd's, people on forums are saying
that in real life situations you would barely see any difference also considering
the price tag you may be better off simply upgrading your system or getting more ram.
I was wondering if i should buy 2 ssd's, one for the operating system, the second
for installed programs and back up, or would i get a faster system by using them in raid
instead. Does mlc and slc play a part or is this more manufacturers hype.
The only other thing i thought is simplifying the whole thing and getting a samsung f3, forget about the ssd
altogether. It is a single platter 500gig high density drive so should be fast, or perhaps
a wd raptor.
What do you guys think.
Thanks in advance. John.
I only use my pc for surfing, reading emails, maybe the odd movie, very rarely gaming.
Although the manufacturers claim higher specs for ssd's, people on forums are saying
that in real life situations you would barely see any difference also considering
the price tag you may be better off simply upgrading your system or getting more ram.
I was wondering if i should buy 2 ssd's, one for the operating system, the second
for installed programs and back up, or would i get a faster system by using them in raid
instead. Does mlc and slc play a part or is this more manufacturers hype.
The only other thing i thought is simplifying the whole thing and getting a samsung f3, forget about the ssd
altogether. It is a single platter 500gig high density drive so should be fast, or perhaps
a wd raptor.
What do you guys think.
Thanks in advance. John.