100GB for the OS - come on! The games I agree but really the 250GB mark is right for the average user; maybe not you or I though but this isn't the norm. I use either a 120 or 250GB boot drive and couple TB storage per machine (usually external so it can be moved).
Nate1492
27 Nov 15#16
Starcraft, Warcraft, Diablo 3, Fallout 4. Each of those are easily 25 GB each. That's 100-125 GB right there, 100 GB for the OS... You are already talking about which ones
As a power user, I clean and purge my system frequently, keeping it tidy.
If I didn't do that, I would require more space, hence the point I made.
I keep my computer cleaned, the average person does not. I would expect the average user not to think long and hard on which drive they stored their data they downloaded from the net, installed games on, or how many copies of the NVIDIA drivers they kept.
Really? What OS + 3-4 games consumes that much space? Also, you being a self-proclaimed power user, I was referring to the average person where 240-256GB is a reasonable amount - £50 is within the realms of most users while offering a massive speed boost over a mechanical disk.
plewis00
26 Nov 151#2
240-256GB seems to be the sweet spot for SSDs at the moment, it's enough storage you won't feel cramped and not so much that you're paying for ultra-fast storage for stuff you don't need fast random access to (e.g. photos and videos).
Nate1492 to plewis00
27 Nov 15#13
I disagree. I've always been an early adopter of ultra fast HDD tech. I had 2 10k raptors in Raid 0.
I'm struggling with 250 gb and I only install OS+ a few games.
I think if you have a few games and an OS that you want to run fast, 500 GB is the 'sweet' spot.
If you are happy with just an OS and few concurrent games installed, then 250 GB is fine.
But I've typically been a 'power' user and I've maintained my 'C' drive well, and 250GB just feels like too much hassle.
MIB15
26 Nov 15#12
Excellent price.....HOT
m7teen
26 Nov 15#11
bought of amazon
raulvibes
26 Nov 15#6
hope amazon price match it
aunkon to raulvibes
26 Nov 151#10
Now price matched at Amazon.
1966mcta
26 Nov 15#9
Would this be suitable for a Dell XPS 17 laptop, please?
fothergill
26 Nov 152#3
ssd drives are like cans of beans
different makes are faster and slower " who cares " in the real world
just installed one of these in a desktop it runs just fine as good as my crucial m500
heat added op xxx seasons greetings ............
Optimus_Toaster to fothergill
26 Nov 15#5
But the benchmarks on this crappy website show a 5mbps difference in write speed!
Agreed. It makes no difference in the real world.
Halfmad to fothergill
26 Nov 15#8
Liked - I'm more concerned about brand reliability/warranty than speed on SSDs at the moment, it's a great upgrade regardless of which one you go for anyway.
gersgraeme
26 Nov 15#7
I bought this drive in July and I'm more than happy with it. I can turn the computer on and load up the Internet in around 20 seconds. I could reduce this further as I have a 2-3 second option to enter the bios.
Good drive that's very fast
ciechanm
26 Nov 15#4
Is it internal or external?
leicestertyke
26 Nov 151#1
Exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks OP. Heat added.
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Amazon £59.99
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As a power user, I clean and purge my system frequently, keeping it tidy.
If I didn't do that, I would require more space, hence the point I made.
I keep my computer cleaned, the average person does not. I would expect the average user not to think long and hard on which drive they stored their data they downloaded from the net, installed games on, or how many copies of the NVIDIA drivers they kept.
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I'm struggling with 250 gb and I only install OS+ a few games.
I think if you have a few games and an OS that you want to run fast, 500 GB is the 'sweet' spot.
If you are happy with just an OS and few concurrent games installed, then 250 GB is fine.
But I've typically been a 'power' user and I've maintained my 'C' drive well, and 250GB just feels like too much hassle.
different makes are faster and slower " who cares " in the real world
just installed one of these in a desktop it runs just fine as good as my crucial m500
heat added op xxx seasons greetings ............
Agreed. It makes no difference in the real world.
Good drive that's very fast