New laptop and SSD

[Andy_con]

im looking at buying a dell insprion, rough spec -

- intel core 2 duo T9600 2.80ghz 1066mhz 6mb
- vista 64bit
- 8gb 800mhz ddr2 ram
- 512mb ATI mobility radeon HD4330

the question is, with the above spec would it be worth getting an SSD hard drive?

 

[KDF]

I just got a new Dell E6500 with all the options including SSD Drive..

It's totally worth it.. boots Ubuntu in 7 seconds with a standard install (no tweaking)

 

[Brazo]

Absolutely, but as I have now learnt from the other thread, worth gettig windows 7

nice spec lappie btw!

 

[peter_h]

I just got a new Dell E6500 with all the options including SSD Drive..

It's totally worth it.. boots Ubuntu in 7 seconds with a standard install (no tweaking)

Nice Spec

I have the E6500 at work as well and it's a good laptop with great battery life.
I highly recommend getting an SSD. Massive speed difference and it feels odd when you don't have to wait for the drive to spin up for something to launch.

Windows 7 FTW!!

 

[Initiale]

Definitely worth it! I have an XPS M1330 with the T9300 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, Vista x64 and the Samsung 120GB SSD - things load pretty much instantly.

Once I've got properly backed up then I'm going to install 7 on it.

 

[Andy_con]

excellent, the dell web site says free upgrades to 7.

are there any different spec SSD's or are they all pretty much the same.

 

[David]

ssd's vary GREATLY, read and write speeds change the price of for exmaple a 64g drive from £100 to £300.

i have the offical dell 64 ssd for sale on here actually, it's pretty medium range, but is good value for what it is, priced around the £100 mark. I have in my gaming pc a higher spec one for £200 and yes, the difference is quite noticeable. You hsould do more research i would say.

 

[Andy_con]

thanks for that info, could you give me some clues as to what spec i should be looking for, for a fast one?

 

[KDF]

ssd's vary GREATLY, read and write speeds change the price of for exmaple a 64g drive from £100 to £300.

i have the offical dell 64 ssd for sale on here actually, it's pretty medium range, but is good value for what it is, priced around the £100 mark. I have in my gaming pc a higher spec one for £200 and yes, the difference is quite noticeable. You hsould do more research i would say.

I would agree with that. Dell SSD's are mid range speed wise.

Definitely faster out there if you have the cash.

 

[Andy_con]

well as my plan is to buy a basic model to start with and upgrade as i go along, i will be aiming for a fast SSD

 

[Andy_con]

bump!

can someone give me some ideas on what i should look for, for a fast SDD?

 

[J273]

Ive just bought the crucial m225 128gb

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-003-CR&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1427

Ive not had chance to try it as of yet but i think its classed as one of the better SSD'S ......Maybe worth a look.

 

[Andy_con]

excellent will look into it, im only after 64gb so wont cost me as much