DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Hardware and Software >> AWESOMENESS is an SSD :-)
Pages:  
Showing posts 1 - 25 of 25, (reverse)
AuthorThread
03/02/2014 12:00:47 AM · #1
My pooter guy just brought my machine back to me with a brand new, 480GB Crucial SSD replacing my original, 7200 RPM boot drive. UN-believable difference. Just astonishing. Speed is staggering. Draw times/processing times in Photoshop are just a fraction of what they were. Photoshop is loading in, literally, 6 seconds. I can reboot windows in 22 seconds, back up and running. It's just mind-blowing.

In case anyone cares :-)
03/02/2014 12:11:16 AM · #2
Like! :-)
03/02/2014 12:25:22 AM · #3
Originally posted by Melethia:

Like! :-)

+1

I'm liking my new one as well, PS in about 5 secs compared to about 25 before, sigh!~
03/02/2014 01:24:25 AM · #4


Well that's just fine fer you young, impatient speedsters. But I like it slow. I like to savor the hourglass. Now take your SSD and get the hell of my lawn.

03/02/2014 01:47:49 AM · #5
Same thing when I installed my SSD. I would wait for normal larger tasks to complete when they were already done.
03/02/2014 02:16:55 AM · #6
Just installed a SSD into my desktop - amazing difference. Boots up in about 10 seconds. Going to do same for my laptop. Highly recommended upgrade
03/02/2014 02:42:58 AM · #7
Yup, going there next. If I ever have money again...
03/02/2014 03:20:26 AM · #8
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:



Well that's just fine fer you young, impatient speedsters. But I like it slow. I like to savor the hourglass. Now take your SSD and get the hell of my lawn.



I gets a SS check in the mail, do that count???
03/02/2014 07:33:14 AM · #9
my MacBook Pro has a 500GB SSD and I love it. I've had it for over a year now. My old mac book was faster than a PC, but no where near this one.
03/02/2014 08:05:42 AM · #10
Congratulations on your speedy-super-zoomy drive!

The price of the SSDs isn't dropping fast enough for my taste. When I first saw your mention of a 480GB, I says to myself, "Whoa... how much was that!" I caught a really good deal on a 150GB a couple years ago, otherwise I'd still have a standard main drive. I probably paid for mine what you paid for yours that's three times as big. Prices are clearly dropping, but I wants me some 1-2 terabytes, now! A little of my, "Get off my lawn!" comes out when I see the price of SSDs. They're absolutely the way to go, but man... *shakes fist*
03/02/2014 10:33:48 AM · #11
Probably building my next computer this coming year, and this will be my first one with an SSD. Looking forward to the improvements it brings.
03/02/2014 10:37:04 AM · #12
Woke up this morning, hit the switch and (as per usual) headed for the bathroom while she booted, but a flicker caught the corner of my eye and, lo and behold (NOT as per usual) there was windows. I almost you-know-whatted my pants before I remembered where I was on the way to...

Message edited by author 2014-03-02 10:39:51.
03/02/2014 11:59:40 AM · #13
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Woke up this morning, hit the switch and (as per usual) headed for the bathroom while she booted, but a flicker caught the corner of my eye and, lo and behold (NOT as per usual) there was windows. I almost you-know-whatted my pants before I remembered where I was on the way to...




Do you wish I heard about this modern marvel yesterday. Now I gots to spring for a new monitor.

Aaarrrgggghhhhhhhhh..........

Message edited by author 2014-03-02 12:00:45.
03/02/2014 07:37:04 PM · #14
I can't believe yaw are just figuring this out. I have been using SSD's since 2007 as my boot drive. One thing I will warn you about. Not all SSD's are created equally. I tested 10 different manufactures back in 2007 for the company I worked for. All free BTW. Intel has the best overall performance and dependability. Samsung makes the next best then Kingston. OCZ went bankrupt for a reason and crucial is next. They are fast but will degrade and fail over a years period of time. SSD's on average give you a 25 percent speed increase. Now Couple that with hardware raid I7 processor and around 6 SSD's you have a screaming fast system. My boot time is 6 seconds from cold boot to surfing the web.
03/02/2014 07:40:39 PM · #15
Originally posted by ShutterPug:

my MacBook Pro has a 500GB SSD and I love it. I've had it for over a year now. My old mac book was faster than a PC, but no where near this one.


Depends on the hardware. Macs and PC's are using the same components now. The OS is developed by Microsoft. Yes Microsoft owns a major part of Apple. The beauty of a Mac is the quality of the hardware they use in their systems. You can build a PC with the same quality. You can load any OS on either if you know how. Basically there is not difference anymore.
03/03/2014 11:13:07 AM · #16
Originally posted by coronamv:

... Not all SSD's are created equally. I tested 10 different manufactures back in 2007 for the company I worked for. All free BTW. Intel has the best overall performance and dependability. Samsung makes the next best then Kingston. OCZ went bankrupt for a reason and crucial is next. They are fast but will degrade and fail over a years period of time. ...

There's your reason. People aren't willing to jump into a technology that is ultra-expensive and has a reputation for short life - especially in a critical component like your boot drive. Hopefully things have improved - reliability wise - since 2007.

Seriously, though, folks - for around $150 you can put in a 128G SSD as your boot drive. Another $150 will get you an external USB3 3T drive for "cold" storage, and you'll have a screaming machine plus lots of storage room.
03/03/2014 11:41:56 AM · #17
Originally posted by Zoomdak:

Same thing when I installed my SSD. I would wait for normal larger tasks to complete when they were already done.


NOT to derail this thread, but WELCOME back to Zoomdak!
It's really good to see your name in the forums again.
:)
03/03/2014 01:12:07 PM · #18
Make sure you limit what goes on your SSD to keep the speed you got. I put a 120GB SSD in my last build about three years ago, and for a while was good about making sure data and less important program files went over to my 2TB T:/ drive. Over time that became more difficult (or maybe just more of a pain) because almost every program you download wants to install itself on to your C:/ drive. Long story short, 3 years in my SSD is 3/4 full and while still much faster than its predecessor, not nearly as fast as it was when I first built the system. On the bright side, I rarely cr*p my pants anymore when it boots up. :)
03/03/2014 02:12:10 PM · #19
Holy cow Robert, a 480GB SSD? That is a big SSD. I recently replaced my rotating laptop drive with a SSD, and oh yes, the performance gains were huge. It's interesting to compare the performance of that system to my work laptop which runs off a "hybrid" drive. The hybrid essentially has a small SSD that maintains frequently used data, and a rotating drive that holds the rest. Once it learns what you use frequently, it is very fast to boot and load apps, in fact compares well with the SSD performance. And there is no fuss with figuring out which data to put where :-) While I'd rather have a fully solid state drive, I do think the hybrid drives are a good cost compromise in the near term.
03/03/2014 02:23:31 PM · #20
Well, this machine already HAD two 620Gb rotating drives. Partitioned to C,D,F,G. F and G were basically backup drives, data was on D, programs on C. Now that original C/D drive is my drawer, the new SSD is all C, and the remaining 620Gb drive is now D and E. all data except what I'm working on (current photos mostly) will move to the D/E disk and, eventually, to external backup. The E partition is the internal backup.
03/03/2014 02:41:53 PM · #21
Originally posted by EstimatedEyes:

Make sure you limit what goes on your SSD to keep the speed you got. I put a 120GB SSD in my last build about three years ago, and for a while was good about making sure data and less important program files went over to my 2TB T:/ drive. Over time that became more difficult (or maybe just more of a pain) because almost every program you download wants to install itself on to your C:/ drive. Long story short, 3 years in my SSD is 3/4 full and while still much faster than its predecessor, not nearly as fast as it was when I first built the system. On the bright side, I rarely cr*p my pants anymore when it boots up. :)


You can use NTFS junctions to move folders elswhere, while making them appear to be on C. And that works both ways...I have two SSD drives, one is my boot, and the other, I use selectively to put critical data on a fast drive. I simply junction from the hard drive folder to a folder on the SSD. (Note the folder and it's data will then appear in two places...the original location and the "new" virtual location. They both behave just like folders (except that if you delete the junction folder itself, Windows is smart enough to just delete the junction, and not the original folder.) However, file additions and deletions in the junction folder work just like the REAL folder, and delete the original (as it should).

This program makes junctions (and symlinks) very easy on Windows:

//schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html
03/03/2014 07:29:23 PM · #22
Just saw this: SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE1T0BW 2.5" 1TB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

...also a 500GB SSD for $284

Message edited by author 2014-03-03 19:30:29.
03/03/2014 09:42:39 PM · #23
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Just saw this: SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE1T0BW 2.5" 1TB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

...also a 500GB SSD for $284


Well-rated drives too! The one and only caution is that the 840 EVO drives use TLC (Triple-Level Cell) memory. That drives down cost, but at the expense of the re-write life of the cell. For most applications, the write life is just not going to be a factor in drive life, but you should plan for 50% free space to allow for good proper operation of wear leveling.
03/03/2014 09:46:59 PM · #24
I use spin drives for backup purposes. BTW some already know this but moving your files from one drive to another is not backing anything up. You must place the same files on multiple drives to increase your protection and chances of not losing the data. I use 4 2tb spin drives Seagate. WD dependency has dropped in the last 5 years so I do not suggest their products anymore. Now I run a raid configuration 2 drives mirroring 2 drives. Plus for my photos I cherish the most they go offsite to a Bank vault. I swap drives out once a month. If you partition one HDD and spread your data across those partitions you are not backing up. If the drive has a hardware failure you will lose your data. BTW the Momentum hybrids are a good compromise between the speed of the SSD's and Spin drives. If you want even faster performance go to SAS SSD's enterprise level. Yeah they cost the price of a used car. We use them on our servers that have a heavy traffic load.
03/05/2014 12:57:35 AM · #25
I can vouch for the improvements of a Hybrid drive for those that don't want to spend the current SSD prices. I just recently put a 2TB as my boot drive. I use the PC a lot as a HTPC with XBMC and it took 20+ seconds to open, with a brand new install of Windows. Slow to the point I wouldn't know if it was actually in the process of opening or if I didn't double click fast enough. After about a week for the SSHD to learn, it now opens almost instantly. I'm sure a SSD would be quicker still, with no learning time, but I'm quite happy with the improvement.
Pages:  
Current Server Time: 03/28/2024 03:01:05 PM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/28/2024 03:01:05 PM EDT.