I realize that you are making a more general statement, thus the OT prefix. But, I would be interested in hearing some performance numbers as they apply to the running of your AFL scripts. Does your AmiBroker usage make sufficient disk access to see any real difference?
I made a similar decision earlier this year in that I bought the WD Velociraptor at 10,000 RPM over the more affordable slower RPM drives. But, I never did the testing to see if it had any real impact with my intended usage (I use that machine only for AmiBroker backtesting). Mike --- In [email protected], dingo <waledi...@...> wrote: > > Just thought I'd let you know about something I've been following. I've > wanted to try out SSD's ever since they came out but the price kept me from > it. Recently one supplier has come out with a product that is what I > consider "affordable" and the performance is astounding. > > Here's a review of the OCZ Vertex series of SSD's: > > http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531&p=31 > > and a follow up to the above: > > http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3535 > > I've also been tracking the testing of newer firmware on OCZ's forum here: > > http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=186 > Don't let the thread titles scare you off the problems seem to be getting > solved quickly. > > And finally here's the pricing on the different Vertex models: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=50001550%2040000636&Manufactory=1550&bop=And&SpeTabStoreType=0&SrchInDesc=vertex&Page=1 > > I've got 2 of the 30 gig drives and when I get some time will be playing > with them. > > This looks like a really good idea for notebooks. > > d >
