Advice about SSD's please

macfanuk · 9 Jul 2010 at 14:27

I am planning my next system build and I am looking at hard drives and am getting tempted by SSD's.

I've currently got 3 x 500GB Hard Drives and was going to sell them and get a 1.5TB drive instead but I'm wondering whether it's really worth getting a small SSD (64GB) for the main drive.

Is there anywhere I can find benchmarks against drives such as the WD Black and Samsung F3?

Is there anything in particular I should look for in a SSD?

Thanks in advance

EnderXi · 9 Jul 2010 at 14:55

Buy the SSD 64gb for your OS and main programs you wont regret it from what I have seen and read from everyone who has one, go for a sandforce 1200 based one like the Vertex 2's or a Corsair SSD both highly rated by their owners, it almost seems a no brainer now if your building a new high performance system and dont mind the extra expense, I have a SSD on my shopping list as well!

andy.scott · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:00

Couldn't agree more

macfanuk · 9 Jul 2010 at 15:56

Thanks for the comments. Is there a particular feature to look out for? When I get home, I'll take a look at how much space Windows on my programs uses on my current drive.

sammo62 · 9 Jul 2010 at 16:17

SSD is great if you are impatient like me. No more waiting around ever for stuff to load.

Really glad I bought my X25-M even if it is a flat-out rip-off. From a personal point of view the added zip it gives the machine really makes the entire purchase feel a lot more worth it.