I'm currently setting up an i7 box that came with a 1.5TB storage drive.
I have an Intel X25-M G2 from last year that has been sitting on a shelf (long story- was a gift for a laptop but I eventually decided I needed more storage > more speed).
I was thinking- wouldn't it be cool to use that as my boot drive, since I have it anyway? Until I googled it and found out that SSDs have more limited lifespan than magnetic spinning discs. I honestly didn't know that (that's how out of the loop I am).
Now I'm wondering if the extra boot speed is really worth the hassle. I mean, I know I should be storing everything off the SSD (80GB isn't enough for much anyway), so I'll be keeping the 1.5TB drive as well, but I plan to use this as a new media encoding station for work related projects so it is kind of critical that I avoid dealing with down time. In fact, I'd say its more important to not deal with down time than whatever speed benefits there might be.
Is it worth it? Is it perhaps not as bad and scary as the SSD reviews I'm reading?
If so, are there specific usage habits I should adopt to keep the drive functioning longer? Or should I just forget about this whole thing for now?
Open to suggestions...
I have an Intel X25-M G2 from last year that has been sitting on a shelf (long story- was a gift for a laptop but I eventually decided I needed more storage > more speed).
I was thinking- wouldn't it be cool to use that as my boot drive, since I have it anyway? Until I googled it and found out that SSDs have more limited lifespan than magnetic spinning discs. I honestly didn't know that (that's how out of the loop I am).
Now I'm wondering if the extra boot speed is really worth the hassle. I mean, I know I should be storing everything off the SSD (80GB isn't enough for much anyway), so I'll be keeping the 1.5TB drive as well, but I plan to use this as a new media encoding station for work related projects so it is kind of critical that I avoid dealing with down time. In fact, I'd say its more important to not deal with down time than whatever speed benefits there might be.
Is it worth it? Is it perhaps not as bad and scary as the SSD reviews I'm reading?
If so, are there specific usage habits I should adopt to keep the drive functioning longer? Or should I just forget about this whole thing for now?
Open to suggestions...