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Friday, May 29, 2009

Optimizing Windows Install on a SSD

Posted by Timothy Huber in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 09:00 AM

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ho...MC-R3A917316679

"SSDs are all the rage for performance-oriented builders these days, but they aren't without problems. Even the largest solid state drive is too small to hold all the stuff we need to store on the C: drive-games, photos, music, videos, etc.-and the inexpensive models max out at around 64GB of capacity. And there's the performance problem, to boot. All but the most expensive SSDs suffer from very slow write speeds, which can have a significant impact on your real-world performance."

SSDs, solid-state drives, have some good benefits, but they still are pretty expensive and write-speed is generally slow. Over at MaximumPC.com they've posted a great "how-to" article showing how to get the most out of an solid-state drive by pairing it with a traditional hard drive and tweaking the Windows installation for optimal performance. I haven't really considered using a SSD, but this article piques my interest.


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