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 From:  koswix    3 Jan 2015 23:06 
 To:  Dan (HERMAND)      7 of 58 
41342.7 In reply to 41342.6 
I'm pretty sure kine was meant to have two bays, but when I opened it up it's only one. My original plan was ssd + normal drive :-( 

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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   3 Jan 2015 23:37 
 To:  Dave!!      8 of 58 
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IIRC, the WD Black only runs on Windows and requires specific software running.

Might be mixing it up with something else, but I'm pretty sure I decided against it for something along those lines. (Which might not be an issue in this situation, but if anyone else is looking...)

 
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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)   13 Jan 2015 04:25 
 To:  koswix       9 of 58 
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Having been previously sort of opposed to SSDs I did a u-turn and got one the other day. Being on Linux means I don't have to choose between installing the OS or the apps on the SSD (since the two are kinda indivisible). So I just put everything on the SSD and will just install the odd large game to HDD.

My PC now boots from bootloader to desktop in 4 seconds. Which is ridiculous. (And not all that useful really).

Browser opens instantly which is nice.
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 From:  koswix    13 Jan 2015 09:11 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)      10 of 58 
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Think I'll get a big one. Sick of 5 minutes plus to get a usable system. :(

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   13 Jan 2015 11:31 
 To:  koswix       11 of 58 
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I use that valuable 5 minutes to fetch and pour a cold beer. If I knew my PC was already up and running, it would destroy my enjoyment.

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 From:  koswix    13 Jan 2015 11:32 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      12 of 58 
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It takes you 5 minutes to get a beer? Armature :C

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   13 Jan 2015 12:03 
 To:  koswix       13 of 58 
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I'm easily distracted.

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 From:  koswix    13 Jan 2015 12:52 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      14 of 58 
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So am I. Normally by more beer.

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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   13 Jan 2015 23:31 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)      15 of 58 
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2Y?
 
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 From:  Woggy   13 Jan 2015 23:55 
 To:  koswix       16 of 58 
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One thing, once you get an SSD you can never go back to mechanical drives for system drives ever again :)
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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)   14 Jan 2015 07:49 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      17 of 58 
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Peter, I do not understand the question.
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 From:  koswix    14 Jan 2015 10:21 
 To:  Woggy      18 of 58 
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I can barely face them now, and I've never used an ssd before! 

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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   15 Jan 2015 00:14 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)      19 of 58 
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:(


> Having been previously sort of opposed to SSDs I did a u-turn and got one the other day

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)   15 Jan 2015 01:55 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      20 of 58 
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I need more help.
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   15 Jan 2015 23:18 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)      21 of 58 
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Want, not need.

Use your thoughts, Luce.

 
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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)   16 Jan 2015 02:49 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      22 of 58 
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I'll never be a Jedi :C

Fuck you, Obi Wan Boughton.

(tell me :'S )
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 From:  Voltane   17 Jan 2015 15:47 
 To:  koswix       23 of 58 
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quote: koswix
I'm pretty sure kine was meant to have two bays, but when I opened it up it's only one. My original plan was ssd + normal drive :-(

Didn't you buy a PCSpecialist laptop?

If so the second bay is a replacement for the dvd drive so if you have one of those you'll have to order the hd bay.

That's what i did. I have an external dvd drive, which i've never used, and got a second drive in the bay.
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 From:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)   17 Jan 2015 17:19 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      24 of 58 
41342.24 In reply to 41342.2 
What made you conclude that an SSD is better than a hybrid? Not that I disbelieve you, it's just that I've been looking at an iMac with the "fusion" drive (read Apple claptrap marketing spiel for 'hybrid') and felt a gut dislike of the name if nothing else.

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   17 Jan 2015 18:30 
 To:  99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)      25 of 58 
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Can't remember. Looking at what's on the market (here in Canada) now:

- hybrid drives are a lot cheaper than they were, but still >2x more than a 'plain' hdd of equivalent storage capacity.

- the actual ssd part has underwhelming capacity (e.g. 8 GB), which is used as a cache and not a standalone volume on which you can install stuff (I think. Is it even persistent?)

- so stuff like booting and program launching might not benefit all that much anyway

- "Improves overall responsiveness by 20% or more" Meh.

The actual reason why *I* didn't buy an ssd is because I only had one available sata slot (the other being occupied by a dvd drive), and I would have wanted a regular hdd on board as well for all the stuff I keep onboard, AND I run a 4-way multiboot (xp + 3 linuxes) so it seemed like too much of a hassle to work out how to put an ssd into the mix.

Have to say though that the latest iMacs are super fast. Which they ought to be considering the price. Not sure if any of the 4 we got in at work over the past year or so (most recent a couple of months) have hybrid drives in 'em.

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 From:  koswix    17 Jan 2015 19:10 
 To:  Voltane      26 of 58 
41342.26 In reply to 41342.23 
Aah really? That is rather awesome to know. I've only ever used the Dvd drive for installing Windows, but can't that be done via a SD card these days? 

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