I am upgrading the hard drive on my MBP and I have narrowed my decision down to two options and they could not be any more different..
Should I get a 64GB SSD or a 500GB 7200rpm HDD??
Here are the facts: I am a college student and currently have the stock 160GB 5400rpm HDD still in there. My main concern is speed, with storage at second place, battery life a close third, noise a very distant fourth and weight a close fifth. I am NOT willing to do the Superdisk and SSD swap mod as I have done a cost-benefit analysis on convenience of extra storage v. extra cost of a external cd drive + convenience forgone by eliminating cd drive. Not worth it to me.
After researching and finding that I can get a 64GB SSD for around $100 and a 500/7200 HDD for the same price, it comes out to .64GB/dollar vs. 5GB/dollar
So I want to cut out all the guess work and come up with a formula that will just tell me what to buy...
the only thing that is missing now is the amounts of difference that each option will yield.
So, in comparison to my 160/5400 HDD currently in my MBP... what will be the impact on speed/battery life/noise/weight by going to SSD or going to 500/7200 HDD?
I would prefer it to be in percentages.. like for example:
Impact on speed
SSD +60%, HDD +25%
Impact on battery life
SSD +30%, HDD -15%
etc. you get the picture.. so can you guys help me out here?
Should I get a 64GB SSD or a 500GB 7200rpm HDD??
Here are the facts: I am a college student and currently have the stock 160GB 5400rpm HDD still in there. My main concern is speed, with storage at second place, battery life a close third, noise a very distant fourth and weight a close fifth. I am NOT willing to do the Superdisk and SSD swap mod as I have done a cost-benefit analysis on convenience of extra storage v. extra cost of a external cd drive + convenience forgone by eliminating cd drive. Not worth it to me.
After researching and finding that I can get a 64GB SSD for around $100 and a 500/7200 HDD for the same price, it comes out to .64GB/dollar vs. 5GB/dollar
So I want to cut out all the guess work and come up with a formula that will just tell me what to buy...
the only thing that is missing now is the amounts of difference that each option will yield.
So, in comparison to my 160/5400 HDD currently in my MBP... what will be the impact on speed/battery life/noise/weight by going to SSD or going to 500/7200 HDD?
I would prefer it to be in percentages.. like for example:
Impact on speed
SSD +60%, HDD +25%
Impact on battery life
SSD +30%, HDD -15%
etc. you get the picture.. so can you guys help me out here?