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SSD me do
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
19 Jan 2015 18:53
To: graphitone
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I did wonder about the u-turn and upside-down/reversed characters but... yeah. I don't see where that goes with 2Y either.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
19 Jan 2015 21:09
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[Peter observes his lab rats running through the maze]
From: Chris (CHRISSS)
19 Jan 2015 21:32
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
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I assumed it was "why?" twice. One asking why you were opposed to SSDs and the second then why you got one.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
19 Jan 2015 22:22
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[
Ooooh a clever rat!
]
From: graphitone
19 Jan 2015 23:28
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
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Yep. I reckon Chris might be onto something.
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
20 Jan 2015 17:33
To: Chris (CHRISSS)
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omg you may be onto something.
I will answer both questions in case you are right.
I was opposed to SSDs because due to their size/price it's not like you can put *everything* on there. So, in the case of Windows you have to choose, really, between the OS or the apps and games on the SSD. So you either get a fast boot (who cares really) or apps that load fast the first time per boot (who cares) and/or games which load faster (kinda cool but... who really cares).
With Linux it's a *bit* better since the apps and the OS kinda go together. But the benefit is mitigated by the fact that I reboot about once a month and stuff loads fast when it's cached anyway.
So, given their prices compared to HDDs I never really thought they were worth it.
*However*. I recently built a new PC and it's a pretty (by my standards) decent PC with fast things in it. And it seemed a bit odd to not have an SSD in such a spec. So I got one to see what all the fuss is about.
It's kinda cool. Boots fast and apps start essentially instantly in most cases. Still not sure they're worth it though (~6x the price for the same capacity).
From: Chris (CHRISSS)
4 Feb 2015 22:34
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I really should put my SSD in my laptop. It has a higher capacity than the drive in here now and I rarely use my desktop these days.
From: koswix
4 Feb 2015 23:48
To: Chris (CHRISSS)
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I'm going to wait for Windows 10 before I get one. Can't face doing two fresh installs in the near future.
From: koswix
19 Feb 2015 13:45
To: koswix
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Seems like drunk kos has been hitting eBay. A 256gb mx100 and an adapter thing for the did drive turned up today.
Windows installed in 10 minutes 36 seconds (from a Kingston usb3 stick). Removing old hard drive (stuck screw) and working out how to boot from USB took almost an hour.
Just done a reboot and from clicking restart and having a usable desktop (including choosing os and entering password) was 36 seconds. Not too shabby!
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
19 Feb 2015 14:00
To: koswix
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quote:
koswix
Seems like drunk kos has been hitting eBay.
(hug)
(woot)
I do some of my
best
most expensive purchasing while under the influence of alcohol!