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Re:SSD Prices in a Free Fall by theandrewbailey on Monday June 22, 2015 @02:28PM (#9760241)
Even if you factor in the performance difference, the cost still doesn't quite work out. On average, I don't think they are ~9x faster (more like 5x). Sure, SSDs max out disk interface speed and effectively have no seek time, but there are few workloads that are heavy on 4k random I/O (like booting and copying small files).
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Re:SSD Prices in a Free Fall by AlisdairO on Monday June 22, 2015 @04:34PM (#9760998)
Really? For myself and everyone else I've talked to, using an SSD was by far the largest upgrade they've applied to their home computer for many years.
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Re:SSD Prices in a Free Fall by mschwaig on Monday June 22, 2015 @04:48PM (#9761095)
As a desktop user tasks like booting and copying small files make a hell of a difference for the perceived speed of a system, because they feel like they should be fast. This is where SSDs shine. On the other hand, most tasks that involve sequential I/O with bigger files are expected to take some time. Have you ever tried unzipping eclipse on different systems?
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