Solid Stae Drive Advisability (Page 3): It seems to me that the major speed improvements I would have are at boot pc time, load photo edit software and load a photo. The first two are...

iamimdoc

It seems to me that the major speed improvements I would have are at boot pc time, load photo edit software and load a photo.

The first two are done sparingly, the latter frequently when editing photos. So currently used photos ought to be on ssd.

All my photos are on three drives, two them off site

Any one have specific drives to suggest that are "reasonably" priced? Probably 500 is as big as I will go.

Thanks

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Much faster. It's a world of difference.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

My photos are on a 4 TB 7200 RPM Western Digital Drive. No lag accessing them. My operating system drive is a 1 TB SSD. I also have another 2 TB 7200 RPM data drive. 4 Externals for backup.
Mark

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

iamimdoc wrote:

It seems to me that the major speed improvements I would have are at boot pc time, load photo edit software and load a photo.

The first two are done sparingly, the latter frequently when editing photos. So currently used photos ought to be on ssd.

All my photos are on three drives, two them off site

Any one have specific drives to suggest that are "reasonably" priced? Probably 500 is as big as I will go.

Thanks

Samsung makes a 500GB USB3 connected external SSD that sells in the $149-$169 range.

iamimdoc

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All the other programs on the C drive such as Word, Corel PSP, Quicken On1 that are currently installed- etc: They will work without having to reinstall them if a new SSD is made into the C drive and current C drive (Hard disk) is "moved" with a clone/migration program??

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

iamimdoc wrote:

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All the other programs on the C drive such as Word, Corel PSP, Quicken On1 that are currently installed- etc: They will work without having to reinstall them if a new SSD is made into the C drive and current C drive (Hard disk) is "moved" with a clone/migration program??

That should be the case so long as it is a clone of the disk, just as a full system disk backup / restore would do. Systems are not normally identified by any specific disk ID, and all the software license information would be transferred, so it should all work smoothly without any reinstall required.

Good luck