Yes. If you're a developer, find an SSD with good IOPS performance. You'll save time/frustration/angst and never want to use a spinner again. Every single devel

Yes. If you're a developer, find an SSD with good IOPS performance. You'll save time/frustration/angst and never want to use a spinner again. Every single developer I've shown my laptop running an SSD and spinning up Xcode/eclipse/RubyMine/ Textmate/Rails/Grails/Tomcat/etc has been shocked at the speed. Once they make they jump, I invariably hear: how did I develop before this? For recommendations on an SSD, have a look at the Intel SSD's, the Crucial C300/C400, or the new Sandforce based drives. I had an Intel X25M-G2 and upgraded to a C300 and loved both.