Sonar and SSDs

Only in the same way that it will benefit computer operation in general. Way faster loading of the core program and samples, more bandwidth for audio tracks (if also recording to it).

Been using them for a while now-speed is worth it, no doubt 
My desktop and my laptop both have SSD for OS/app C: drives

It's been answered, but I want to also add to the SSD fan club. Watching Sonar open and be ready for use in blistering time is a joy and reason enough for me to always want to keep an SSD drive powering the OS. Plus as the others mentioned, samples and loops are another area I see a big improvement.

The most obvious benefit is for load speed of programs. My system boots in about 15 seconds or less.
As others say its also beneficial for storing samples and other stuff that requires fast dynamic access. If you can afford the cost per MB then its great for audio as well. In most cases however the throughput of a normal hard disk is not a bottleneck for audio streaming. You could put your picture cache on an SSD however since that will greatly speed up waveform generation and drawing and not require a ton of space.

Looks unanimous. Thanks guys, i'm convinced. The latest Samsung 580 Pro looks to be the go for me. So the benefits all-up...
 
1: Silent
2: No moving parts that might be susceptible to malfunctioning
3: Uses much less battery power
4: Loads everything super-quick
5: Laptop ends-up weighing less
 
Can't see any negatives from where i'm standing. Looking good. Every advantage helps when making music. Cheers.

Possible drawbacks are supposedly a limited lifespan (depending on how much writing occurs) and that you need to keep 10 to 20 percent free in order to have the controller spread data evenly across the disk.

My disk has been in my laptop for three years with no issues by the way.

I don't regret the switch to SSDs one bit, its a great move. Another benefit for me is it forced me to keep my os/apps more organized, with space being at a premium. Been using them for a year or two now with no negatives to report.

Noel, C3 really needs to be fixed so that we can specify a specified install destination for every component. It should also allow each component to be uninstalled. I have 2 SSDs, one supposedly an OS-only, limited size SSD. The other is supposedly specifically for music apps, VSTs and samples. However C3 only allows us to specify VST locations.
 
I've already asked in these forms (with no replies) about how to uninstall DimPro and Rapture because they were installed to my C drive. Supposedly we can specify an install destination when we run the installers manually, but how do I first uninstall them since they cannot be uninstalled from either C3 nor Add/Remove Programs?
 
Other than that and a few remaining bugs I love Sonar Platinum, don't get me wrong

Drone7

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Possible drawbacks are supposedly a limited lifespan (depending on how much writing occurs) and that you need to keep 10 to 20 percent free in order to have the controller spread data evenly

The Samsung 580 Pro has a 10 year guarantee, double that of any other brand. It also is stated by Samsung to have a 150 Terabyte write-life and a new superior internal memory array structure for improved general reliability. According to this it looks like I won't have much to worry about.

I also really doubt you'll run into issues, but it's only fair to point out possible weak points in addition to the strong ones, as I'm sure you'll agree :)

Just saying that in general, SSD longevity is considered a little less than for traditional HDDs.

For instance, Samsung also had a pretty serious firmware error in their 840 EVO series. I caught mine in time, thankfully. But SSDs have their own tech with its own pitfalls.

I'm currently working with a 40gb project and that's even before we start overdubs. Stuff is getting bigger and bigger, I find. Admirably, Sonar is happy to play the full five hours of it in one project without complaint or struggle.