On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As the article infers, flash memory *drives* are still more expensive
> per bit than disks. However, it goes on to say "... that flash
> technology has reached an economic tipping point such that it's already
> cheaper than most spinning disks when you take into account power,
> cooling, floor space and software costs..."
>
> And I can't wait. SSD's have come down from stratospheric to right around
87 cents per gig, which is getting right in the sweet spot.
> For big data centers the time is now to invest in flash memory. For we
> home users (not burdened by power, cooling, floor space and software
> costs) it may also be desirable for performance reasons but not
> necessarily economic... just yet. But the time is coming.
>
>
I have a 2006 MacBook Pro, the first one with the Core2Duo chipset. A
number of years ago, I replaced the spinny drive with a 7200rpm one, got a
bit of a performance boost.
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a 128GB Crucial SSD for around $115.
Went ahead and swapped it for the 7200rpm drive, cloned the install onto
it, rebooted.
Whoa.... Full boot, from off to me logging in and getting to the desktop:
25 seconds. And this isn't a MacBook Air, it's a relative senior citizen.
I can't go beyond Lion with that chipset, but damn, I think I just bought
myself a couple of years yet. LR opens in seconds...
When prices come down a lot more, I may swap out the spinny drive in my
iMac for a SSD. I know I'm going to do that with the 2008 Mac Mini that I
have connected to the media center in the living room...
I say bring on the SSD'S!!!!
--
Paul Braun
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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