New Computer

William

First, I want to say I am sorry for this topic yet again.  I know It has been discussed ad nausseum and I want a bit more but here it is anyway....

My question lies in the SSD.  Are they really improving things now?  I have seen some responses here in the forums that they did but some did not see the benefit.   I am sure some other hardware will slow down the SSD throughput.   { Get behind grandma and your Bughetti Veyron........) 

What do I need to make sure the computer has for best use? 

It will likely be a Dell system and it seems only a 32GB or 64GB SSD with a HDD.  I assume they will install basics to SSD.  I could try to move it.....and get just Logos on SSD  Could just keep it.????  Thoughts??

Or maybe keep my mind at ease and just get a simple HDD and not worry bout the speed......I really feel like Kissing it but I am not adverse to technology when it is truely tried and tested......and beneficial....

Paul-C

I'm a mac user and installing a SSD is the single best upgrade I've made to any computer I've owned - period.  

The price I paid for a SSD (about 12 months ago) is about double what you can buy that same drive for now, and I still consider it worth every penny!  32GB / 64GB are both small drives, and the price of SSDs has come down so much, perhaps you could consider upgrading it.  I saw a 128GB SSD advertised here in the UK for about £40.00 (approx. US$62).  The prices have come down so much, I'm considering removing the optical drive from my macbook pro and installing a second SSD!  [Please note that I did max out the RAM (8GB) on my computer at the same time I upgraded to the SSD, so my Ford Focus has now become a Bugatti Veyron... [H]]

One thing to double check is whether your computer has SATA II or SATA III connections.  My mid-2009 macbook pro has only SATA II, and this means that the speed at which the SSD operates is lower than if I had SATA III connections.  I'm still delighted with the results, so if your computer allowed the SSD to operate at SATA III speeds, I'm sure you'd be even more impressed.