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<blockquote data-quote="Zoolook" data-source="post: 1198160" data-attributes="member: 21101"><p>I wouldn't necessarily say Rob Swire didn't choose one because of costs... he almost certainly did. Just because someone is wealthy, doesn't mean they'll buy the most expensive of everything.</p><p></p><p>An SSD is superior in almost every conceivable way - they're far faster, consumer less power, are more reliable, more durable and lighter. The only down side is price... and regardless of how rich someone is, they might baulk at paying $1,200 for a 512GB HDD,when they can get a mechanical one for 1/10th of the price.</p><p></p><p>You pay disproportionally more for an SSD. Me, personally, thought it was worth the cost. I can startup Quicken in Windows 7 (including the Windows 7 resume time) in less time than my old machine took to load Firefox on a standard drive. It's THAT much faster.</p><p></p><p>Having a processor like the i7 tied to a 5400rpm drive, is like a Formula One car towing a tractor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zoolook, post: 1198160, member: 21101"] I wouldn't necessarily say Rob Swire didn't choose one because of costs... he almost certainly did. Just because someone is wealthy, doesn't mean they'll buy the most expensive of everything. An SSD is superior in almost every conceivable way - they're far faster, consumer less power, are more reliable, more durable and lighter. The only down side is price... and regardless of how rich someone is, they might baulk at paying $1,200 for a 512GB HDD,when they can get a mechanical one for 1/10th of the price. You pay disproportionally more for an SSD. Me, personally, thought it was worth the cost. I can startup Quicken in Windows 7 (including the Windows 7 resume time) in less time than my old machine took to load Firefox on a standard drive. It's THAT much faster. Having a processor like the i7 tied to a 5400rpm drive, is like a Formula One car towing a tractor. [/QUOTE]
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