Wagner Danda Weblog » comparison http://www.wagnerdanda.me .NET, OpenSource, Web 2.0 and other projects Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 First impressions: Solid State Drive (SSD) vs 7500 rpm HDD http://www.wagnerdanda.me/2009/11/my-first-impressons-on-solid-state-drive-ssd-vs-7500-rpm-hdd/ http://www.wagnerdanda.me/2009/11/my-first-impressons-on-solid-state-drive-ssd-vs-7500-rpm-hdd/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:37:27 +0000 Wagner Danda http://www.wagnerdanda.me/?p=58 So, my first impressions on SSD? It’s damn fast!  Let me say that again, IT’S DAMN FAST!

Seriously, I’m talking about at least 10x faster… Check it out:

  • Boot time on Ubuntu 9.10 (disregarding BIOS initial checkup time)
    • 7500 rpm HDD:  ~160 sec
    • OCZ Solid Series 60GB  SSD: ~20 sec; (what?! yes, your read correctly)
  • Copying Files (ex: typical video of 600 MB)
    • Before, with a “fast” 7500 rpm HDD: a lot… no need to mention, it was pretty lame…
    • OCZ SSD: 12 seconds!
  • Firefox Browsing / Overall Impression:
    • Opening tabs, clicking back and other things are now instantaneous with SSD.

Check out this vid to see a guy doing a boot time test on a Ubuntu with SSD: Booting Ubuntu 9 04 with SSD

Even if you’re on a budget,you can start with the entry-level OCZ Solid Series…

Nowadays you can get one for less than $150 bucks… Here is where I got mine:

Based on some Internet reviews I thought this one would be too slow compared to the other options (i.e. Vertex), but It’s like comparing a Porsche 911 to a Bugatti Veyron, both are extremely faster than my Honda Civic :)

Happy shopping! ;)

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