Should I go with a Samsung ssd 120 gb or 1 tb 7200 rp hard drive

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LogicalProcessing

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Depends what you are going to be doing with the space. A 120GB SSD would be great for quick access files like your operating system, you'll notice improved loading times. Also if you want any small applications to load quickly this is place to install it. But if you are looking for storage then the 1TB HDD would be the way to go.

I personally run 2, 512 GB SSD's that house my OS and my games and applications, then I have a 2TB internal hard drive and a 4 TB internal and a 2TB external. Obviously you don't need my setup, my setup is a bit extreme because of the job that I use my computer for.
 
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Karadjgne

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Ssd's are great. Totally silent, extremely fast, good ones last for years, longer than mechanical drives. But they are small. Unless you can afford a huge 1-2Tb, for most they are cost prohibitive. Windows, with all its attendant crud like Office, Adobe, Java, Antivirus, Photoshop etc that really benefits from native ssd speeds, can easily soak up 80Gb of a 120Gb drive, not leaving room for much more. A 250Gb ssd has more room, but is 2x the price of a 1Tb Hdd.
Mechanical drives are noisier, but offer the 1 thing a ssd doesn't have. Space on a budget. At $50 for 1Tb, you can load a massive amount of games, photos, media and still be pressed to fill it. Even if you do, another $50 drive is child's play to add.

So the real question becomes how much space do you need, not just want. A pc just for web browsing doesn't need much, a pc for movie storage is considerably different.
 
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