Buy an SSD now, or wait?

[Thomas Cameron]

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On 12/22/2011 09:08 AM, Christopher Svanefalk wrote:
> I just wondered if anyone here has had any experience in using SSDs
> in general, and with Fedora in particular? I am thinking about an
> upgrade, but I am uncertain whether it is worth it to invest in an
> SSD now, or let the technology ripen for a few more years. I
> believe the SSD market will expand massively in the coming years,
> and with that, innovation and development in the field as well, so
> waiting seems more reasonable at this stage. Any thoughts?

I have 64GB SSDs in three laptops. I run RHEL6 and F16 on them.

Honestly, I do not see much of a difference. I am relatively certain
that benchmark utils would show me an improvement, but I was really
expecting a "WOW" moment when I installed. I had none.

To be fair, these are cheap-ish SSDs I got at my local Best Buy, but I
*really* expected more.
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