Are you running an SSD system?

[Ian]

I thought it may be interesting to see how many users here have SSDs in their main system, or are planning to upgrade to them soon.

I've added a poll to the thread with a few options .

My current system still uses 500GB mechanical drives, but in a couple of years time the plan is to upgrade to an SSD system when the price drops a little more.

 

[Fire cat]

Meh. I'm gonna buy a 64GB SSD next time I build a rig, but I'll keep a Samsung 2TB SpinPoint for actual storage. I mean, I'm allready really amazed with my current HDD, that can delete 1GB in less than a second. And I mean really delete, not just moving to the recye bin.

Wow. An SSD would really be amazing!

 

[DeekGeek]

Hey guys whats the max size of SSD available in the market???

 

[Fire cat]

Around 512 I think, on the Mac Pro.
Other than that - I dunno. Never heard of more than 256.

 

[TrainableMan]

Here are a couple of 500GB SSD, only about $1200-$1500 !!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...r=BESTMATCH&Description=ocz+ssd+500gb&x=0&y=0

 

[Fire cat]

TSSS - Anybody who needs 1TB and hasd 3000$ to spare:
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_colossus_series_sata_ii_3_5-ssd

 

[clifford_cooley]

TSSS - Anybody who needs 1TB and hasd 3000$ to spare:
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_colossus_series_sata_ii_3_5-ssd

That price would get 10 SSD drives at half the capacity. I think if I had that amount of money to spend on SSD's, I would get 10 SSD's for 5TB capacity in total.

 

[Fire cat]

That price would get 10 SSD drives at half the capacity. I think if I had that amount of money to spend on SSD's, I would get 10 SSD's for 5TB capacity in total.

Um... How the hell are you going to fit 10SSDs in a rig

 

[Nibiru2012]

I plan on getting a Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe 60 GB SSD by the end of this year. These puppies really rock and get 4 or 5 star reviews on every site I've seen.

Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL60GB-DX 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Sequential Access - Read: up to 285MB/sSequential Access - Write: up to 275MB/sMax Shock Resistance: 1500GMax Vibration Resistance: 20G Peak, 10-20kHz, 3 axisFeatures:

• 0.1ms access time
• Up to 50,000 IOPS with 4kb Random Write
• RAID support
• TRIM support (OS/driver support required)
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Built-in ECC
• 2.5" to 3.5" adapter included for desktop use
• User-upgradeable firmware

Assembled in the USA

MTBF: 2,000,000 hours

Parts: 3 years limited

Labor: 3 years limited

 

[clifford_cooley]

Um... How the hell are you going to fit 10SSDs in a rig

I can dream right, after all actually purchasing them is a dream in itself.

Seriously though a 1TB SSD would not be needed by the average person regardless of price. Those who would find a need in such an SSD, would have money for the device. They would simply need to convince their selves to spend it.

 

[Digerati]

or are planning to upgrade to them soon.

...but in a couple of years time the plan is to upgrade to an SSD system

So "in a couple years", is that considered "soon"?

I just(?) built this system for Windows 7 last October, and it runs circles around my old system, which I had thought was pretty fast already, but it would not support Win7. My next system might have SSDs, but right now, this systems still amazes me.

I think if I were really concerned about faster boot times, I might be more anxious to move to SSDs. But boot times don't matter to me, if not excessive.