Jeffrey:

you will for sure notice improvements in boot time. *maybe* also in launching *huge* apps (and/or opening large files)
but overall performance is pretty much the same of a traditional 7200rpm HD

oh... solid state drives are supposedly more power savvy, but... latest MacBooks Pro already come with a 8h battery ;-)

hope this helps
-- 
paolo
(from iPhone)

On 09/lug/2010, at 22:04, Geoffrey Heard <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi one and all
> 
> I'm noodling around with hardware and I'm wondering about the advantages of the rather expensive "solid state drives" offered by Apple.
> 
> Would they significantly speed up stuff? I have a 7200 drive in my MacBook, and it seems to me it speeds up stuff compared with the 5400 drive it had. Also being solid state, I'm thinking that should mean that basically it should be pretty much unbreakable. Today's HDs are pretty rugged, but ...
> 
> Does anyone have an experience?
> 
> And what about disadvantages?
> 
> Cheers, Geoff
> 
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