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Vympel

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Hey guys, I currently have a Corsair Force LS 240GB drive installed in my laptop, I recently thought about upgrading it to an high-end SSD.

so the question is:

is that worth upgrading from my current drive to any high end SATA 3 SSD? (like, 850 Pro)?

Thanks in advance :p
 
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As far as performance wise, the answer is YES.
The cost of an SSD is dropping fast due to the high demand of consumers switching from HDD to SSD.

--> Advantages and Disadvantages
Both SSDs and HDDs do the same job: They boot your system, store your applications, and store your personal files. But each type of storage has its own unique feature set. The question is, what's the difference, and why would a user get one over the other? We break it down:

--> Price: To put it bluntly, SSDs are very expensive in terms of dollar per GB. For the same capacity and form factor 1TB internal 2.5-inch drive, you'll pay about $75 for an HDD, but as of this writing, an SSD is a whopping $600. That translates into eight-cents-per-GB for the HDD and 60...
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"worth" is very relative. If you're a multi-millionaire then yes, possibly so. In most scenarios however it is not. Personally (not having millions of pounds/dollars), I would not.
 
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Vympel

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I'm not a millionaire, but I wondered if an high-end drive would perform noticeably better or should I stay with mine.
 
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As far as performance wise, the answer is YES.
The cost of an SSD is dropping fast due to the high demand of consumers switching from HDD to SSD.

--> Advantages and Disadvantages
Both SSDs and HDDs do the same job: They boot your system, store your applications, and store your personal files. But each type of storage has its own unique feature set. The question is, what's the difference, and why would a user get one over the other? We break it down:

--> Price: To put it bluntly, SSDs are very expensive in terms of dollar per GB. For the same capacity and form factor 1TB internal 2.5-inch drive, you'll pay about $75 for an HDD, but as of this writing, an SSD is a whopping $600. That translates into eight-cents-per-GB for the HDD and 60 cents per GB for the SSD. Other capacities are slightly more affordable (250 to 256GB: $150 SSD, $50 HDD), but you get the idea. Since HDDs are older, more established technologies, they will remain less expensive for the near future. Those extra hundreds may push your system price over budget.
 
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HDD vs SSD Games
http://youtu.be/IuSrdwdMud8

I happened on this while effing around some tech vids in youtube, and its a bit dated. Comments will point out that the newer versions of SSDs are way faster, but i dunno.. this vid is a good example of how much 'gains' can you get with an SSD.

It is also worth to mention that SSD gameplay is.. smoother vs. hdd, at least on some other vids. It may be due to the faster loading of game file tidbits, or perhaps the guy was using a 5400rpm hdd. The difference is very slight yes, but if you're really into that must-have-no-lag mindset so many youngsters have these days, then an SSD will be a good purchase.
 
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