Storage Solutions Is it worth buying SSD NOW ???

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Yes, it is. I'm blown away by the performance of my Intel X-25MG1. TRIM isn't all it's cracked up to be, and while it's nice to have, I do not regret paying 9k for this..
 
anks sorry to hijack but @others, I m considering getting X25-E .. any opinions ?
 
Shites, X25 - E? That's got to be expensive! How mucho?

And this's going to be one of a kind - no other memebrs've got an SLC based SSD before! :P

Would you need to spend so much over the X25-M?
 
At the moment, if you guys can hold off for couple of months, please do so.

The next generation SSDs ( or should I say, next generation of controllers for SSDs ) are around the corner.

Its not a small investment, and usual buy when you need it ideology does not apply to SSDs :P

SATA III and new Sandforce Controller is coming..

Just my 0.1987 rupees.
 
@bottle, search recent reviews (anandtech maybe?) that the old xm25e isnt that much better compared to regular MLC (current crop).... so price/perf gains are minimal...

so from HDD -> MLC = good boost

but from MLC -> SLC = yawn

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^Ithu rombo too much! :P

Seriously, the jump's got to be awesome and expensive at the same time. What price you're paying for the enterprise drive?
 
Thought of getting it from Egg where its listed for $380 for 36gigs. planning to use it for a few files that are small in size and frequently accessed
 
^Shites, that's not worth it. Get the X25 M. 380USD translates to about 17.5k if you've a friend or a relative there or in excess of 25k is you're looking at the KMD way.
 
A fast drive is good if your accessing many files randomly scattered around and performance matters.

How often you need this on the desktop ?

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Installing Kubuntu Linux from Corsair Voyager GT pen drive took me over 5 min with my HDD, now it takes under 3 min (about half the time)...

Windows7 bootup down from 25 sec to 15 sec...
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And you only do this once a session, yes, not continously.

Actually name some apps where this is required and you have a good use for SSD.
 
Gannu said:
^Shites, that's not worth it. Get the X25 M. 380USD translates to about 17.5k if you've a friend or a relative there or in excess of 25k is you're looking at the KMD way.
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well its a 2-3 gb folder so space isnt really important for me :p looking for the fastest.. on a regular drive system itself hangs for a few mins when opened. raptor helped a lot for this so looking to take the next step :p
 
^This'd be a giant leap rather! Totally upto you IMO - if you feel the performance would be worth the price, why do you seek a second opinion!

But I'd suggest the mainstream drive. This's almost twice the price for a capacity almost half as much!
 
@bottle :D yea, you know i meant the price-diff-to-speed-diff ratio is better with the new gen MLC drives vs the SLC drive you want - moving from a HDD. but if you need to squeeze out that extra bit of perf, regardless of extra cost, i guess the X25-E is a good buy.

@blr_p: now dont go spoiling it by applying stuff like logic and what not :D

check out this blog which i can concur with: Coding Horror: The State of Solid State Hard Drives
 
blr_p said:
A fast drive is good if your accessing many files randomly scattered around and performance matters.

How often you need this on the desktop ?

And you only do this once a session, yes, not continously.

Actually name some apps where this is required and you have a good use for SSD.
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First get a super-fast SSD(20seconds is all it takes from cold boot to windows with several applications open, the same kind of boot under a regular hard drive would take more than 40seconds) and you'd soon say there's nothing like a SSD . It's for people who feel the need for speed. But it's all super-expensive right now :@
 
@blr_p: now dont go spoiling it by applying stuff like logic and what not
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Had a good laugh :lol:

But read what Torvalds says, FF opens fast...huh...how many times you open FF ?

My point is if you've got an app that benefits from this performance then you've got a point. I have in mind a database type app with BLOBS. Lots of random access where that 3x seek time + transfer speed matters.

But other than that.. ??

I'm still reading a lot of ZOMG shiny bling, yeah fun cool :P

And this comment really exemplifies it !!

First get a super-fast SSD(20seconds is all it takes from cold boot to windows with several applications open, the same kind of boot under a regular hard drive would take more than 40seconds) and you'd soon say there's nothing like a SSD . It's for people who feel the need for speed.
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who cares how long it takes to boot up, how often you boot up ?
 
Methinks I'll wait a little for my SSD upgrade following this thread. A lil strapped for cash+ I got a Velociraptor 74G for a Raptor 74G sent for RMA :)!

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who cares how long it takes to boot up, how often you boot up ?
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I, for one, do. I also try to upgrade/ oc to get that extra bit of performance (I think many here do that). Since an upgrade of RAM/CPU/Mobo can't ever match the performance benefits of an SSD at the same price point, it's logical to go for an SSD.

The craving for that extra bit of perf has nothing to do with vfm or "logic" as you put it. I mean, who really needs a Quad core OCced to the limits?

Coming back to boot times, there are times when I'd really kill for my EEEPC to boot up faster. Especially when I need to do some last minute changes to business documents and time's running out. Happens more than the norm when it comes to me :P
 
Striker10 said:
First get a super-fast SSD(20seconds from cold boot to windows with several applications open and waiting for your response, the same kind of boot under a regular hard drive would probably take more than 40seconds) and you'd soon say there's nothing like a SSD . It's for people who feel the need for speed. But it's all super-expensive right now :@
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True, but i wouldn't call it expensive. Our problem is since its a "Hard Disk" we compare it like we do for our 1TB's. We have to think of SSD's more like RAMs and Memories which allow Programs to be written on them and provide high speed access to them. Then we would say that they are pretty cheap for the price :P (Remember - we buy 6GB DDR3 RAM for 10-12k).

SSD's are in their infancy, and we will see massive improvements in the coming year, including new players, and old one's like Seagate and WD also cashing in. This will give us not only faster products but cheaper ones too. But then again, isn't that the same in the entire computer market ? I mean people buy 2 x 30k graphic cards for just that extra 10 FPS when 5-6 months down the line, the price is 50% at what he bought them originally for. Some can wait, and they are right as its a major technology shift and they would gain by getting better, more stable products. Tey lose out on teh fact that who knows, in 6 months maybe there may be yet another product that may make them wait even more. Those who buy now, will gain from the fact that they got to use the blazing speeds for 6 months more that the one's that decide to wait :P

It's how you think of it that matters.:cool2:

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Had a good laugh

But read what Torvalds says, FF opens fast...huh...how many times you open FF ?

My point is if you've got an app that benefits from this performance then you've got a point. I have in mind a database type app with BLOBS. Lots of random access where that 3x seek time + transfer speed matters.

But other than that.. ??

I'm still reading a lot of ZOMG shiny bling, yeah fun cool

And this comment really exemplifies it !!

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First get a super-fast SSD(20seconds is all it takes from cold boot to windows with several applications open, the same kind of boot under a regular hard drive would take more than 40seconds) and you'd soon say there's nothing like a SSD . It's for people who feel the need for speed.

who cares how long it takes to boot up, how often you boot up ?
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Then the entire upgrade thing lays to waste. How many people can actually make full use of an i7 or even a Quad Core for that matter ? How much can you differentiate between a GTX 275 and a 295 in real world performance (Not benchmarks mind you). For a person who has spent 1L+ on his machine, he is being held back by his HDD only. If he has the money, why should he not break the bottleneck, even if its in subtler things like booting up, loading up games etc. And by the way, by boot-up and laoding, we don't mean only OS boot-up. Games, Game levels, Photo-Shop everything.

But as i said, to each his own.
 
I mean people buy 2 x 30k graphic cards for just that extra 10 FPS when 5-6 months down the line, the price is 50% at what he bought them originally for.
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Diff is those graphics cards do matter but someone earlier said his FPS rate was no different with SSD.
 
The SSD's are not about FPS in games, but loading times and access times. You buy a Graphic Card for FPS, but you buy the SSD to improve the Loading times. They cannot do the others job. For you loading times won't matter, but there are millions out there who do care about it. For them the FPS in a game wont matter as much.
 
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