Comments on: Are Solid State Hard Drives Worth the Extra Cash? http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/are-solid-state-hard-drives-worth-the-extra-cash/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:30:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Erik http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/are-solid-state-hard-drives-worth-the-extra-cash/#comment-60228 Erik Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:43:06 +0000 #comment-60228 While I can understand your concern for price in the SSD vs mechanical HDs, I don't think an Apple product is a very good case for price nor comparison (Macbook Air).<br /> <br /> First of all, you know Apple products have never been the "budget" machines. You pay more for an Apple, not to say anything negative by that, but that is the reality of the game. I could find a competing PC (read: Windows) for probably 50-75% the price of a Mac product of the same technical specs. You really think that they aren't inflating the cost of a SSD upgrade?<br /> <br /> Now I know that your article was written a good few months ago when SSD was far more expensive and emerging, so I give you that. I'd personally compare more 'reasonable' (relatively that is) laptops and netbooks for SSD upgrades.<br /> <br /> Look at the new ASUS Eee PC 1000 vs the 1000H. The former comes with a 40GB SSD, the latter with a 80GB mechanical. The price difference is a mere hundred or so. That's reasonable I'd say.<br /> <br /> While I can understand your concern for price in the SSD vs mechanical HDs, I don't think an Apple product is a very good case for price nor comparison (Macbook Air).

First of all, you know Apple products have never been the “budget” machines. You pay more for an Apple, not to say anything negative by that, but that is the reality of the game. I could find a competing PC (read: Windows) for probably 50-75% the price of a Mac product of the same technical specs. You really think that they aren't inflating the cost of a SSD upgrade?

Now I know that your article was written a good few months ago when SSD was far more expensive and emerging, so I give you that. I'd personally compare more 'reasonable' (relatively that is) laptops and netbooks for SSD upgrades.

Look at the new ASUS Eee PC 1000 vs the 1000H. The former comes with a 40GB SSD, the latter with a 80GB mechanical. The price difference is a mere hundred or so. That's reasonable I'd say.

]]> By: MarxMarvelous37 http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/are-solid-state-hard-drives-worth-the-extra-cash/#comment-60232 MarxMarvelous37 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:52:43 +0000 #comment-60232 Makes you wonder why Lenovo requires SSD in their X300... hopefully they will come out with a cheaper version with a standard HDD. Makes you wonder why Lenovo requires SSD in their X300… hopefully they will come out with a cheaper version with a standard HDD.

]]> By: Will http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/are-solid-state-hard-drives-worth-the-extra-cash/#comment-60231 Will Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:37:29 +0000 #comment-60231 $1100 for 64GB is ridiculous still, especially since tests (as Josh points out) do not prove SSD to be much faster (if at all) than regular hard drives. $1100 for 64GB is ridiculous still, especially since tests (as Josh points out) do not prove SSD to be much faster (if at all) than regular hard drives.

]]> By: Neutronbeam http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/are-solid-state-hard-drives-worth-the-extra-cash/#comment-60230 Neutronbeam Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:05:18 +0000 #comment-60230 OCZ entered the market recently with a 64GB drive, and 64GB SSDs on newegg immediately dropped from about $1800 to $1100. Crucial and Sandisk are entering the market this year, so prices should come down pretty quickly. OCZ entered the market recently with a 64GB drive, and 64GB SSDs on newegg immediately dropped from about $1800 to $1100. Crucial and Sandisk are entering the market this year, so prices should come down pretty quickly.

]]> By: Stan http://www.digitaltrends.com/talk-backs/are-solid-state-hard-drives-worth-the-extra-cash/#comment-60229 Stan Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:37:19 +0000 #comment-60229 Solid state drives are currently nothing more than a marketing scheme. They have minimal gains, do not improve battery life and are a rip-off. Solid state drives are currently nothing more than a marketing scheme. They have minimal gains, do not improve battery life and are a rip-off.

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