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<blockquote data-quote="Cableaddict" data-source="post: 1445615" data-attributes="member: 268055"><p>HEY, I'm Back. This was really bugging me, so I re-checked with my mid-level source at Apple, and also sent a specific query to DigiLloyd. They both concurred that, except in very rare cases,</p><p></p><p>AN SSD BOOT DRIVE WILL NOT CAUSE AN APPLICATION TO RUN ANY FASTER.</p><p></p><p>He's Lloyd's response: (since I got it in an email)</p><p></p><p>" (A faster boot drive) helps only if I/O goes to the SSD... for example a Photoshop job that is too big to fit into memory, and using the SSD as the scratch volume.</p><p>It's a big help for Lightroom catalogs (no need to put the original images on the SSD though)."</p><p></p><p>- Note that no one but a complete newb amateur would use the boot drive as a scratch volume, so that's not even a real-world scenario.</p><p></p><p>------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Granted, for some folks, having apps launch faster might be worth it (especially for DAWS and FCP) but people on a budget need to understand what they will NOT be improving, and spend their money accordingly.</p><p></p><p>------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>CWA, your mistake is understandable (and extremely common) but your "obvious" fact is simply wrong, and it's a source of MASSIVE confusion for people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cableaddict, post: 1445615, member: 268055"] HEY, I'm Back. This was really bugging me, so I re-checked with my mid-level source at Apple, and also sent a specific query to DigiLloyd. They both concurred that, except in very rare cases, AN SSD BOOT DRIVE WILL NOT CAUSE AN APPLICATION TO RUN ANY FASTER. He's Lloyd's response: (since I got it in an email) " (A faster boot drive) helps only if I/O goes to the SSD... for example a Photoshop job that is too big to fit into memory, and using the SSD as the scratch volume. It's a big help for Lightroom catalogs (no need to put the original images on the SSD though)." - Note that no one but a complete newb amateur would use the boot drive as a scratch volume, so that's not even a real-world scenario. ------------------------------------ Granted, for some folks, having apps launch faster might be worth it (especially for DAWS and FCP) but people on a budget need to understand what they will NOT be improving, and spend their money accordingly. ------------------------------------ CWA, your mistake is understandable (and extremely common) but your "obvious" fact is simply wrong, and it's a source of MASSIVE confusion for people. [/QUOTE]
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