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Buy your SSD Now!

rootabaga said:
I thought it interesting that most desktop systems don't use an SSD. When I built my desktop earlier this year I specifically used a relatively small SSD for the OS drive and then all the data went on 2TB conventional 7K drives. The thing rocks.

Also interesting is the fact that some manufacturers are using the SMR technology and apparently hiding that fact. I can't imagine how much it would suck to end up with an SMR SSD. Ugh.

Thanks for the article, it was good reading.
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Desktop SSD's cost an arm and a leg anyway if you can find one. Have to buy an adaptor for a 2.5". It's all a little frustrating.

I'm OK with blaming Samsung. They are a good scapegoat .
 
I bought 2 240gb. SSD's earlier this year,One for my laptop and One for my desktop.
Both are SanDisk SSD's.
And on the desktop,I have OS on SSD and Steam & Origin games on a internal conventional drive.
 
I've got a OptiPlex 755 SFF. They have a history of overheating. That's because the HDD and cradle took up half of the boxes space. Air couldn't circulate. I solved this with a SanDisk 475 Gb SSD. Less space, less heat. That with a 3.0Ghz Core 2 Duo and it runs like a champ.

I've also got an SSD running on a 3.0 external USB. Makes it not seem so. . . . . . external. ;)
 
rootabaga said:
I'm confused; are you talking about the physical adapter so you can mount the drive in a 3.5" bay? If so why bother? I bought a regular old 2.5" micron and zip-tied it into place. I needed to do that anyway because I was going to use all of the drive bays for the storage array. Same drive as I bought for my laptop, just a smaller size since all it needs to do is run the OS and swap file.
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Yeah, the first one I bought. I've gotten good at fabricating them from bits and pieces, usually old floppy drives.
If the same amount of memory fits in a laptop HDD (2.5") as a desktop HDD (3.5") what's the difference. The 2.5 creates less heat, takes less room and functions the same with less raw materials. Seems like all desktop/workstations should adapt to the smaller size.

Also, I've pondered the zip tie holder. I usually build to sell and I'm not sure how that would look. For personal it would be perfect.
 
I got lucky,With the placement in my desktop computer.
Lol,It has a place for an SSD in the bottom of my case and the one in the laptop,Just popped right in.
 
rootabaga said:
If you're just worried about the physical fit, you can buy a little adapter for like $15. You screw the SSD into it, then it fits in the standard 3.5" bay.
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This is what I did in my old computer,In which I had 2 SSD's running in Raid0.
They have metal and plastic ones.
 
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