Vertex 2 60GB for £60 is it worth it?
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Worth it compared to what?
SSD compared to a normal HDD yes, that's if you think 60GB is enough space for your windows install, I personally would go for a 120GB SSD.
Also you need to think about SATA 3 SSD's are out now, If you are getting a SSD for speed well it would make more sense to get a good SATA 3 SSD.
We need a bit more info on why and what you need/want a SSD for?
SSD compared to a normal HDD yes, that's if you think 60GB is enough space for your windows install, I personally would go for a 120GB SSD.
Also you need to think about SATA 3 SSD's are out now, If you are getting a SSD for speed well it would make more sense to get a good SATA 3 SSD.
We need a bit more info on why and what you need/want a SSD for?
its only for windows and chrome and the antivirus and a few small apps games and other stuff will be on hard drives. i was asking if the performance of that drive would be worth £60 and if its only for a windows installation surly you can only boot windows so fast even if you had a 1GB/s SSD.
Yes it is worth it I currently have a 60GB SSD I upgraded from a WD Black 1tb and I noticed a huge difference, best upgrade I have done in a long time.
But it is constantly full. A install of windows 7 and fully updated is about 30 to 40GB
Most my programs I install to a second HDD but smaller apps I put onto my SSD and it preforms well.
You will only get windows 7 and a few programs on it. Game installs are about 8GB each some 15GB, But you could set it up like I have Main C drive is SSD thn a 1TB HDD for all my games and large programs like VM ware, office, Games and CS4... so on.
But it is constantly full. A install of windows 7 and fully updated is about 30 to 40GB
Most my programs I install to a second HDD but smaller apps I put onto my SSD and it preforms well.
You will only get windows 7 and a few programs on it. Game installs are about 8GB each some 15GB, But you could set it up like I have Main C drive is SSD thn a 1TB HDD for all my games and large programs like VM ware, office, Games and CS4... so on.
Karlos_the_n00b
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I'd say yes, if £60 is all you want to spend.
Better half uses that exact drive for a boot drive and most apps (doesn't have many) and a couple of games and uses a HDD for everything else and it works great.
Brought it her back in Feb for 90 quid and can't say I regret it although if I was spending the same money on a 60GB drive now I'd go for a sata 3 drive.
If you have a mobo with sata 3 ports though and another £30 to add to that £60 then you'd be better with the new OCZ SSD's as there twice as fast as the vertex 2's.
Better half uses that exact drive for a boot drive and most apps (doesn't have many) and a couple of games and uses a HDD for everything else and it works great.
Brought it her back in Feb for 90 quid and can't say I regret it although if I was spending the same money on a 60GB drive now I'd go for a sata 3 drive.
If you have a mobo with sata 3 ports though and another £30 to add to that £60 then you'd be better with the new OCZ SSD's as there twice as fast as the vertex 2's.
I would buy it for £60, as for the size, u could get another when u have the funds and RAID0 them
If your not upgrading to a SATA 3 anytime soon I would definately go for it, its one of the best upgrades for your money around at the minute!
Mr Muggles
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imo no SSD is STILL not worth it at the moment, complete rip off the lot off it.
'drip feedin' technoilogy to maximise profit, how original.
I don't care what anyone says. Unless you have money to burn a SSD is daylight robbery. The components in these things are cheap as chips, seriously they are.
Don't get me wrong I would like one for a clean install of 7 but I really had to think.."is it really worth spending £90 on a 60gb hard drive"
no, no it isn't.
'drip feedin' technoilogy to maximise profit, how original.
I don't care what anyone says. Unless you have money to burn a SSD is daylight robbery. The components in these things are cheap as chips, seriously they are.
Don't get me wrong I would like one for a clean install of 7 but I really had to think.."is it really worth spending £90 on a 60gb hard drive"
no, no it isn't.
