To clarify: There are two writing speeds of an SSD, one when the block is empty and one when the block already has data, the latter is slower and TRIM support f

To clarify: There are two writing speeds of an SSD, one when the block is empty and one when the block already has data, the latter is slower and TRIM support from the OS will allow the SSD to know about “dead data” so that it can reorganize data to optimize free blocks. I am using the first generation Intel SSD which doesn’t actually support such reorganization and isn’t noticeable affected by “being full” (as opposed to writing to the factory default empty state). I am also using Crucial SSD (with OS X) and that as well is magnitudes faster than my previous mechanical disk. So all in all, this degraded performance is blown a bit out of proportion and you are doing yourself a great disservice by holding out for TRIM support — to echo others: SSD was the best upgrade I added to my system. Edit: I am btw using SSDs with a desktop system. So I compare them with my previous 7200 RPM drives. For a laptop there is absolutely no doubt that you should go with an SSD (if you can afford it), TRIM support or not. For a desktop, I would still highly recommend it.