What size SSD?

Stinger53 · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:44

Hi, im goin to get a M4 SSD soon hopefully.
what size should i get? 64 or 128?

Cleeecooo · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:45

Would you use more than 64gb?

If so, get the 128

Narj · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:46

As large as possible... so glad I got a 256. Wish I'd got a 512 though because having everything open instantly is awesome.

Stinger53 · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:54

Cleeecooo said:
Would you use more than 64gb?

If so, get the 128

well i'd use it for windows, autoCAD, office n prehaps a couple of games

Cleeecooo · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:56

Stinger53 said:
well i'd use it for windows, autoCAD, office n prehaps a couple of games

Go for the largest one you can afford

Colasanto · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:56

I'd recommend a single 240gb, high end (decent model/make) will be around £300? So going over the pound per gigabyte rule but worth it imho. Going to get a single 240 high end ssd myself next week.

opstrat · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:56

sorry to thread jack but am i right in saying u dont get the full amount to use?

Cleeecooo · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:58

Another thing you could do is get a fast 64 gb and a slower, but £1/GB 240 gb?

gillywibble · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:58

I went for the 240 so I could get all my documents and music on the same drive. Left games and films on my HDD as I don't use them so much.

AMMUT · 27 Jan 2012 at 13:59

Cleeecooo said:
Go for the largest one you can afford

This is the right response in my opinion. I have the M4 512GB and it is a fantastic drive. I just use my other mechanical storage drive for movies/music.

Stinger53 · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:09

cheers for the replies

what are the corsair ones like? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Cleeecooo · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:12

Stinger53 said:
cheers for the replies
what are the corsair ones like? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Just as good, alhough i believe there were some issues with the sandforce controller?

Perhaps someone else can shed some light on this. I'm fairly certain that they were ok with a firmware update

stulid · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:15

A previous firmware fixed the last known issue,
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100162

N31L777 · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:19

Entirely dependant upon what you're using it for. If you need lots of space but want a quick boot then get a smaller SSD for the OS and a cheaper, larger 1TB SATA-3 disk for data.

Stinger53 · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:24

would a 64gb one hold windows autoCAD and office?

stulid · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:30

Stinger53 said:
would a 64gb one hold windows autoCAD and office?

Yes.

Just had a look at AutoCAD website and it says it needs 2GB for it, office aint that big either at 3.5GB-4GB for 2010 professional, Windows could be upto 20GB depending on version.

Stinger53 · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:31

cheers

will prob get a 64gb one then

stulid · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:34

I also think my approximations should account for the download updates also

SavellM · 27 Jan 2012 at 14:44

I personally have windows and office, plus things like adobe reader and what not on a 32gb SSD

I still have 13gb free.

I have 2 other hdd's running Raid 0 for good performance too for everything else.

So you could get by with just a 64.

N31L777 · 27 Jan 2012 at 15:02

Just remember that A) you're not going to get the full space due to the file system used, and B) that Windows takes up a fair whack not including updates.

Win 7 clean install requires between 16-20GB for x32 and x64 respectively.

Best advice has already been given - get what you can afford. 64GB should suffice.