marek_max

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I have an Intel SSD (x25m) and I am happy with it. I read a lot about the latest Sata3 drives (e.g. Force3) and was wondering: WILL I SEE A REAL DIFFERENCE? I am not interested in showing off with a benchmark really ;-)

Will I see a difference in booting times, loading times etc?
 

singemagique

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I have an Agility 3 and the x25m both 120gb versions and I do not notice any difference in booting or loading times. What I do notice a difference with is the transfer speeds of large files which is much faster with the Agility 3.
 
Tom's Hardware just published the third article in a series that should answer your question about real world performance.

The first article was about ssd's and gaming:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-rift-ssd,3062-14.html

The second article was about ssd's and productivity applications:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/solid-state-drive-work-tests,3064.html

The third article was about ssd's and entertainment and content creation:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/video-editing-performance-ssd-hdd,3089.html