Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Making the switch: HDD to SSD Follow-up

So, I have been testing an 80GB Intel solid state drive on both my MacBook Pro and Lenovo ThinkPad and I can't say I am impressed with the results.  I don't have any benchmarks or fancy graphs to show you the performance differences.  But I can tell you from an above-average user's point of view, there is very little noticeable difference.  The SSD does cause both machines to boot up a little faster, but nothing that would make it worth making the switch.  I would say to anybody looking to upgrade their HDD to something faster either bump up to 7,200 if you're not already there or try one of Seagate's 10,000 RPM drives.  You'll get a lot more storage capacity for your money and you will be happier in the long run.  I wouldn't have even bothered with a SSD but I got one from Intel for 50% for being a employee at Best Buy at the time.  Feel free to leave comments and questions! 

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