How much SSD space is in your main system?

[vhfan]

Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, I never store or keep anything of importance on my computer , never have . My computer with everything installed and all programs that I use daily equals 22 GB , changes slightly with security updates .

I used to use a 7200 1 TB HDD but there was never anything stored on that one either , it's way way too big for me . My only drive is the Samsung SSD used to boot and anything else I do .

I am perfectly happy with the SATA SSD , lightning fast in everyday computing, with most tests showing the ultra fast & expensive PCIe based drives being outstanding for large data copying but not much of a difference in real world use I have no interest in spending that kind of money on Samsungs 960 Pro .

If it was a night and day difference in every day usage I would change my mind but pages come up instantly as it is with the SATA based drive I have for a hell of a lot cheaper.

My motherboard does support them however .

 

[vhfan]

To stay safe, I'm not downloading anything through CNET.

I would NEVER use CNET , I trust very very few download sites .

 

[Ascaris]

As I said I was planning to do in a previous post, I've bought a 1TB 850 EVO (2.5" format) for my laptop (the drive was a Black Friday special deal that I have yet to see equaled since). It's an older laptop, a Core 2 Duo model, but even at 8 years old, it's still speedy enough to make it worth the upgrade (not to mention that I could easily repurpose the drive if necessary).

It's quite responsive with Windows 7 (and now 8.1), even if the SATA 2 interface prevents the SSD from reaching the peak sequential read speeds of 500+ MB/sec it could achieve with SATA 3. Even a SATA 3 system (like my desktop PC with its 128GB 840 Pro) spends very little time at that level of throughput. It's much more useful to look at the 4k random reads, which are a much better representation of the work a system SSD usually has to do... and well within the capabilities of SATA 2.

The 4k read/write results from CrystalDiskMark are an order of magnitude better (or more) than with my WD Black 750GB laptop drive. In addition to the much greater speed, you also get impact resistance, lighter weight, no vibration, a cooler palmrest (on my laptop, the HDD/SDD is right under the left palmrest, and with the HDD, it was noticeably warmer than the other side) and less power consumption.

 

[Daniel Morelli]

512GB 960 EVO as my OS drive + three 1TB SanDisk Ultra II for storage = 3.5TB in my main rig

Plus a 1TB 850 EVO in my streaming rig