480 GB SSD

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Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR480GB-7 2.5 inch 480GB SATA III 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Limit 3 per customer.$184.99With Promo Code: EXLEMC2393

Just got the email this morning...

I copied and pasted it from their website and it worked...

smallstonefan
When I tried to use the code, it said my email address wasn't authorized for the discount code...
 
I appreciate you trying though! :)

Were you logged in?  It wasn't an email code...it came from their web site...
There is also a code right on the product page that reduces it by 10%...

Thanks Larry - I think I'm going to grab this. I already have an SSD for my boot drive and I'm wondering what it would do for me replacing the drive I store my Sonar projects on...

I'm not a keyboard/samples guy, but would that include EZ Drummer 2, Superior Drummer 2, and BFD 3?

Thanks Mesh. I had everything in my card ready to go and then got to thinking... The SSD on the boot drive is fantastic, just not sure about the music or data drive.
 
This is a great deal on a drive for those that need one!

I've heard mixed opinions (from people who ought to know) that say an SSD for your system drive really won't get you any noticeable improvement whereas you will see a major improvement when used for samples.
I thinking as well you must see some improvement when storing cakewalks audio files on an SSD and as for the system drive surely SSD have a much quicker seek time which should improve start up times.
 
I think just the fact that they're silent and require not cooling makes them almost worth while just for that.
The only downside I see in them so far is the cost (still a little high here in the UK) and the fact that unlike sata drives, when SSD drives go they give you know warning and data recovery is apparently nowhere near as easy as sata drive although I would have thought there should be software available now that works as well as the sata equivalent?
 
Having said that I just bought 512GB Crucial MX100 2.5" 7mm SSD for £150 ($255) dollars which is apparently a very good deal, I have all my fxpansion kits on there and loading times are much better now.
 
Steve

I would tend to agree with Bit on this one...
 
For streaming samples (e.g. Kontakt) they will add some life to an older machine.
For OS, and especially for temp files they can also be a real machine stretched.
 
For my project files? I'm inclined to stick to spinning platters - they have a longer life span, they are less expensive, and they can provide a warning before going belly up. They don't always do that, but at least they can. And I don't need the speed of SSD for audio files - yet. I suppose when I switch to 64 bit at 192kHz I might have to reconsider. But by then SSDs will be a lot cheaper<G>!

For now I can get away with a 240GB drive for the OS, apps, and temp, which also reduces the heat from two drives (I still keep all temp directories on a separate drive - not sure it makes a difference, but it is habit.).

I need at least 1TB for streaming libraries, although I could put most of the larger libs on a 500GB drive and leave a copy of them, plus all the smaller libraries and SFX on the current 2TB drive.

Man I need more money<G>...