Absolutely go with the SSD. Reduces power and heat, improves speed and reliability.
------------ Brian Sent from my iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:31, Zulfiqar Naushad <[email protected]> wrote: > Ssds are probably the biggest boost you can give to your system. I > also have the Samsung ssd. But the older model and it runs great. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 18, 2012, at 7:28 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a new ThinkPad x220t laptop with 8GB of RAM and a 7200rpm 320GB drive. >> >> I'm thinking about replacing that drive with a Samsung 830 256GB SSD. >> However, before I spend money on this I would like to flesh out my thinking >> on what to expect the impact to be on my activities versus spending money on >> this, since this will come out of my pocket (I didn't spend for the laptop). >> >> I'm thinking the most meaningful impact will be the increased battery life. >> I've read reports of 1-2 hours of increased battery life by going to this >> SSD over the HDD. That is important because I want to use the 3-cell >> battery rather than the 6-cell battery. I have back issues so lugging >> around the lightest load possible is important. I find using those rolling >> luggage bags to be a bit of a pain. >> >> I also think the SSD is less prone to bumps so data should be safer on the >> SSD than on the HDD. Most of my software load is already on the laptop to >> just the new workout will be landing on the drive and I still use my >> desktops for extended work sessions. I don't warm well to smallish >> keyboards and screens (mainly screens). >> >> When repeatedly opening programs like Word, Powerpoint, OneNote, and PDF, >> the caching plays a big impact and lessens the advantage of SSD. An upgrade >> to 16GB might extend that as more would remain in cache. That will require >> wasting 8GB however, because I would have to replace both sticks. I don't >> think boot time is that important as I will let it sleep between sessions. >> >> Any comments or experiences that suggest I'm off on these thoughts?
