You guys will often see me posting here, usually espousing the benefits of using an SSD. More than once a thread has devolved into a debate about whether the benifits of an SSD, outweigh the costs.
For those of us that have gotten used to having one, we would never consider going back to using a spinner, and i still maintain that for most users of up-to-date computers, (think OcUK, compulsive upgraders), that an SSD is the best upgrade you could make right now....if you haven't already.
Of course synthetic benchmarks look good but don't tell the whole story, and what most people care about are real world examples that show the benefits of buying one.
For those that have been holding back i would like you to try this on your 'pure ownage' Velociraptor Raid arrays...
(I hasten to add that not everybody will utilise their computers to this extent on a regular basis, but there are those that put a lot of stock in having multi-core CPUs for heavy multi-tasking that still haven't bought an SSD to replace their legacy technology HDDs that are, undoubtably, the biggest bottleneck in the system).
1) Start a high def movie in your favourite player.
2) Run a full virus scan (with MSSE set to 100% CPU in settings).
3) Open a few Windows Explore panes for the hell of it.
4) Launch Google Chrome and load 40+ tabs at the same time.
(The tabs were all open in less than a second, the video ran as smoothly as ever while the scan went on uninterrupted.) Any attempt to launch another window/game/application at this point was also instantaneous.
This is only a 1st gen Vertex btw. Go on, do it for the ***** and giggles, and feel free to go nuts on your own drives to explore the limits.
To see what you can acheive when you use high end Raid Controllers with an array of SSD drives, including a few X25-E later in the thread, THIS is a good read.
After all this time i'm still enjoying the advantages, such as a fast boot up followed by an instantly accessible and responsive desktop or, multitasking without any slow-downs.
If you've been holding back i suggest getting in as soon as you can afford it!
For those of us that have gotten used to having one, we would never consider going back to using a spinner, and i still maintain that for most users of up-to-date computers, (think OcUK, compulsive upgraders), that an SSD is the best upgrade you could make right now....if you haven't already.
Of course synthetic benchmarks look good but don't tell the whole story, and what most people care about are real world examples that show the benefits of buying one.
For those that have been holding back i would like you to try this on your 'pure ownage' Velociraptor Raid arrays...
(I hasten to add that not everybody will utilise their computers to this extent on a regular basis, but there are those that put a lot of stock in having multi-core CPUs for heavy multi-tasking that still haven't bought an SSD to replace their legacy technology HDDs that are, undoubtably, the biggest bottleneck in the system).
1) Start a high def movie in your favourite player.
2) Run a full virus scan (with MSSE set to 100% CPU in settings).
3) Open a few Windows Explore panes for the hell of it.
4) Launch Google Chrome and load 40+ tabs at the same time.
(The tabs were all open in less than a second, the video ran as smoothly as ever while the scan went on uninterrupted.) Any attempt to launch another window/game/application at this point was also instantaneous.
This is only a 1st gen Vertex btw. Go on, do it for the ***** and giggles, and feel free to go nuts on your own drives to explore the limits.
To see what you can acheive when you use high end Raid Controllers with an array of SSD drives, including a few X25-E later in the thread, THIS is a good read.
After all this time i'm still enjoying the advantages, such as a fast boot up followed by an instantly accessible and responsive desktop or, multitasking without any slow-downs.
If you've been holding back i suggest getting in as soon as you can afford it!
