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From: Phillip Williams <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:50:53 -0500
Subject: [PCBUILD] solid state hard drive


SSD drives have definite advantages than hard drives such as faster speed,
no moving parts (reliable), silent and consume minimal power. However, it
is still too expensive for mainstream usage.

Maybe other members would like to comment further..

Rgds
Michael

> Hello Listers,
>  I've been looking at the varieties of hard drives and am amazed at
> the difference in price per memory space of the solid state drives.
> I'm wondering if any of you have experience with them and what are the
> advantages to these drives vs. disc drives.
> 
>  Would it be beneficial to use one say, for an operating system
> partion or for programs
> and mix it with a less expensive disc drive for larger files? Or are
> the benefits lessened by combining the two types?
> 
>  System I'm collecting parts for is based on a dual-core intel with a
> 1gig memory video card for gaming, video and music editing and
> production, some 3-D rendering, animation and auto-cad.
> 
>  Interested in your opinions,
> -Phil Williams-
> 
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