udaman
Wannabe Storage Freak
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I'd just like cheap, low-capacity ones that I can RAID for a Photoshop scratch disk. Panoramas hurt my computer too much .
Define 'cheap', that's a relative term, like camera lenses, <10$ Zinfandels v $20+...all 'cheap' compared to top growth Burgundy or Bordeaux, 2005 Petrus is $5k/btl, 2005 Romanee Conti is ~$10k/btl.
If you're not too cheap to get more RAM, you'd be better served by max'in RAM your MB will accommodate, less amount PS has to go to slower SSD or HD the better, RAM is still much faster than either.
OCZ 128GB MLC SSD linked in post above too expensive @479USD, considering you'll get about the same performance as RAID 0 with 2 smaller capacity SSD's? Or wait for Samsung's 256GB SSD later? this year, with supposedly 200MB/s read (forget what the Write speed is, go look in my thread on that one), as I'm sure a less expensive 128 or 64GB model will be offered with similar R/W performance.
a 128GB drive (new to OCZ) costs less than half the price of the company's normal 64GB drive. Despite the reduced cost, the drives are claimed to be ten times faster in seeking data than a rotating notebook hard drive and transfer that data more quickly as well, reading between 120 to 135 Mbps and writing at between 80 to 93 Mbps. The drives are also claimed to be as reliable as the pricier drives, running for about 1.5 million hours of continuous use while still consuming half as much power as a traditional hard disk. All the Core Series drives should be available soon, with prices of $169 for a 32GB drive, $259 for a 64GB version, and a $479 for a flagship 128GB version.