Which SSD from this 480GB / 500GB list?

pappa_golf

apart from paying the larger cost per gig , no


do as you wish , however "most" people inc system builders install a SSC to hold the OS and prog files and keep data on larger/cheaper medium


if you wish to use a 500/250 ssd mix then do it

JustAnotherSaver

I just thought there must be some sort of issue with it that i wasn't aware of (i don't know the ins & outs of SSDs) because nobody has actually yet answered the question of which SSD out of those. That's all really.

Ben84

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Can i ask....

Is there a problem with also storing things on the SSD drive?

I get the distinct impression there appears to be. I'd like to know more about why this is a problem though.

Thanks.

Actually, it's fine. The only HDD in my computer is an SSD, so all the files are on that.

You can store any files on your computer on a mechanical disc, an SSD, or a combination of both. Nothing bad will happen, but depending on how quickly you want the reading/writing to be and how much you're willing to pay per gb, some options will suit you better than others. For example, many people with large storage needs will have a fast SSD for their OS and programs so that they load quickly, and for all the other stuff like music or videos will store them on a second, cheaper mechanical disc, as it costs less per gb, and the speed benefits don't apply so much to these kinds of files anyway. People on a budget might store everything on a mechanical drive. People like me with fairly limited storage needs might just keep everything on an SSD.

pappa_golf

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

I just thought there must be some sort of issue with it that i wasn't aware of (i don't know the ins & outs of SSDs) because nobody has actually yet answered the question of which SSD out of those. That's all really.

why not type "best ssd" into google , then you can compare read / write speeds and price and buy accordingly

JustAnotherSaver

Just a few questions....

Do you (the ones that have SSDs) have system restore turned off so it doesn't save a load of restore files to your drive? If so how do you do that?

Also do you save ALL programs to your SSD or is there any you would save to the HDD?

And i would assume ALL files are stored on the HDD .... therefore if you have iTunes & an iTunes library, with apps &/or music etc, the default drive for this would be the HDD & not SSD?

pappa_golf

ok , using win 10


system restore is on , but as we know a new copy is made every time you so much as *art , so go into settings and delete all but one or two.


win 10


in settings you can get windows to save files to drive d: by default , so your document's , pictures music and vids are saved on drive d:




don,t do ipads/phones but what I have said should be applicable , if not create relevant folders on d: and set proggys to save data there

Ben84

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Just a few questions....

Do you (the ones that have SSDs) have system restore turned off so it doesn't save a load of restore files to your drive? If so how do you do that?

Also do you save ALL programs to your SSD or is there any you would save to the HDD?

And i would assume ALL files are stored on the HDD .... therefore if you have iTunes & an iTunes library, with apps &/or music etc, the default drive for this would be the HDD & not SSD?

I use Linux (openSUSE 13.2), and with the system restore type tools, it isn't much like MS Windows in terms of how it works and the ways it uses disc space. I find it quite efficient and doesn't consume much space for me. However, no need to explore that too much, the main thing I want to say is that whatever OS you're using, restore points matter! I'd rather spend some disc space than not have them.

As I only have the SSD, I put everything on it. But if I had an SSD and a mechanical drive and was running out of space on the SSD, I would store only the programs I care most about loading quickly on it. Basically, prioritise the ones you use most and/or which load the slowest to the fastest drive.

JustAnotherSaver

Going briefly off topic here ...

is it ok to make a thread on running OSX on a PC? "Hackintosh" i believe the term is?

Not sure if this is legal or not so not sure if it'd be ok to discuss it or not. I don't want to type out a post only for it to be deleted.

pappa_golf

if you legally own the OS , it does not matter what vehicle you use to enable it , as far as I am concerned


but what the mods will think is a different matter , they will probably say it enables you to do P2P , so its "bad"

JustAnotherSaver

Back on to the topic of hard drives....

SSHD <

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this is new to me.

Is this any good in terms of a storage drive? It seems too good to be true kind of thing. Performance almost of an SSD with the capacity & price of a HDD??

Seems a bit too much