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<blockquote data-quote="moab" data-source="post: 636492" data-attributes="member: 73157"><p><strong>Re: SSD vs. HDD vs RAM Drive</strong></p><p></p><p>Compare the cost of buying 2+ GB RAM for a RAM drive with a 32GB SSD Drive.</p><p>The SSD is far cheaper. </p><p>In addition it speeds up your OS + apps+games, improves reliability, reduce heat, reduce power, reduce space.</p><p>Now the HDD (RAID media storage) are asleep 99% of the time which cuts down on power/noise/wear/heat. </p><p>For me it is a no brainer.</p><p></p><p>All of my active PCs and NBs have SSDs now. </p><p>SSDs cost me $100 for each PC. </p><p>I run XP so 40GB is more than enough for OS + Apps + large Videobuffer.</p><p>I have tried using the RAM drive but I am limited to 4GB max RAM by the XP OS. </p><p>So if I take up 2GB for RAM Drive for various temporary storage needs then I only have 2GB for OS and Apps and Gaming.</p><p>Windows 7 increases the max RAM limit but there is still the cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moab, post: 636492, member: 73157"] [b]Re: SSD vs. HDD vs RAM Drive[/b] Compare the cost of buying 2+ GB RAM for a RAM drive with a 32GB SSD Drive. The SSD is far cheaper. In addition it speeds up your OS + apps+games, improves reliability, reduce heat, reduce power, reduce space. Now the HDD (RAID media storage) are asleep 99% of the time which cuts down on power/noise/wear/heat. For me it is a no brainer. All of my active PCs and NBs have SSDs now. SSDs cost me $100 for each PC. I run XP so 40GB is more than enough for OS + Apps + large Videobuffer. I have tried using the RAM drive but I am limited to 4GB max RAM by the XP OS. So if I take up 2GB for RAM Drive for various temporary storage needs then I only have 2GB for OS and Apps and Gaming. Windows 7 increases the max RAM limit but there is still the cost. [/QUOTE]
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