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First I am going to be running Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) and second I ONLY want it for windows so I can boot PC faster I do not plan on adding anything else to it I would like to know if a 32 gigabyte one would work and if you guys could help me pick on out.
 
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1. Trying to make it ONLY Windows never works
2. A 32GB drive is too small, even for ONLY Windows.
3. How much is your budget for this?
 
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Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $39.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-27 20:55 EST-0500
 
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okay well if 32 is not big enough I can agree on bigger, but I prefer speed over capacity as long as it can hold windows with a little to spare budget less than 40 bucks
 
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I prefer speed over capacity, and I understand about 32 is not enough so I think bigger is fine, but like I said speed is what I am lloking for it's meat to be a boot drive and not much else
 
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Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.44 @ OutletPC)
Total: $67.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-27 21:18 EST-0500
 
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120GB minimum.
A 250GB, of the same make/model, is slightly faster, and better price vs size ratio.

If you try to have the drive be 'only Windows', you are throwing away a lot of the use of an SSD.
You actually do want most/all of your applications on it as well.
 
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