dcumpian
Not sure that you are going to find any 3.5" SSD drives anywhere. If you only have a 3.5" bay open, use a 2.5 -> 3.5 carrier/converter. They are usually around $10-15.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

 
Thanks for that Dan
Wasn't sure if I could use the 2.5 ones but if there's a converter that's good to know.
 
Steve

The OCZ Vertex 4 SSD drive I have came with an adapter.  Didn't have to buy anything extra to install it.
 
The OCZ is a 128 GB SSD drive and it has everything on it (Windows 8.1, Sonar X3 and extra plug ins and some other programs, such as MS Office, and is only half full).   However, I have my Sonar Projects on a conventional hard drive. 

tecknot
When does HDD warn you it's about  http:// to fail?
 
...just asking...

If your drive and Mobo report SMART status, you will likely get a warning at boot. I just built a system and one of the mechanical drives was bad. A SMART warning came up on boot. Drive has been RMA'd :-(
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/about/whitepaper07.html

a little off topic, but what do you even do with 400GB worth of drum samples? That's like having 100 acoustic guitars to choose from. Which one do you choose?
 

Mirrored hard drives and external backups every time. Total peace of mind.

orangesporanges
a little off topic, but what do you even do with 400GB worth of drum samples? That's like having 100 acoustic guitars to choose from. Which one do you choose?
 

The one that fits the current song you are working on. Seriously, the newer drum libraries are huge. It doesn't take many kits before you get to 400GB...
 
Regards,
Dan
 
 

dcumpian

orangesporanges
a little off topic, but what do you even do with 400GB worth of drum samples? That's like having 100 acoustic guitars to choose from. Which one do you choose?
 

The one that fits the current song you are working on. Seriously, the newer drum libraries are huge. It doesn't take many kits before you get to 400GB...
 
Regards,
Dan
 
 

Indeed...EastWest ProDrummer's 2 sets cover 100 Gb total...40 for Chiccareli and 60 for Stent...

BTW...to the OP....SSD...hands down...Hybrids are kind of "in between" but nowhere
near the performance of an SSD.

I have 2 128 Gb SSD's and my operating system runs on one.  From boot to login in about 7 seconds...

If you can go the long dollar it's nice to have your samples on an SSD...they load really fast that way..
You can get a 500 Gb SSD for less the $200 now...and a 1TB for about $300...

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ultrabook-performance-degrades-time-samsung-tlc-ssd/
Not sure what others have seen but apparently some SSD performance disappears with time, for some brands.  Samsung is named in this article but could be others as well.  I have considered moving to SSD but laziness and tech concerns hold me back.

orangesporanges
a little off topic, but what do you even do with 400GB worth of drum samples? That's like having 100 acoustic guitars to choose from. Which one do you choose?
 

 
Nope.  Just Spitfire's Hans Zimmer London (volume 1 of 3) is 200GB.