Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
Frankly, the benefit of a SSD can be lessened by putting the extra $$ into physical RAM.
A computer accesses the HD for data and programs; the # of times it needs to do this is directly related to the amount of physical RAM the machine has. If you can load everything into memory at one time you are going to be using for the day's work, the SSD almost becomes irrelevant.
Not disputing the benefits of SSD; it is just a matter of approach.
My home machine has 16Gb RAM; an SSD is no where to be seen.
It is a costly option for what can be categorized as "program startup costs"; Really depends of the workload and 'what you are doing"
For $60 a 120GB SSD will offer superior performance over 16GB ram. If you need more storage also buy a cheapo 1tb drive.
