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SSD's have become viable in terms of $/GB to justify them in a server room these days. I'd highly recommend moving to them (for your boot drive/VMs at least). I
by jjcm 16y ago
SSD's have become viable in terms of $/GB to justify them in a server room these days. I'd highly recommend moving to them (for your boot drive/VMs at least). It will make a world of difference. $400 may seem like a lot to spend for 160GB of storage, but knocking off two orders of magnitude off your seek time quickly becomes worth it when you're running four VMs off it at once.
- alecco 16y agoSeagate Momentus XT hybrid is very cool. Probably the best bang for the buck at the moment. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd/ http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-revi...
- thelabyrinth 16y agoIf you haven't read a lot about SSDs, you should read the big Anandtech article: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2738 http://www.anandtech.com/show/2738 . I didn't think SSDs were that important until I read this and was like, "Oh, I should get one." Which I haven't done yet -- soon, though. When AppleCare on my iMac expires.
- alecco 16y agoSSD (80GB, Intel) + hybrid (500GB, Seagate)