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Originally posted by computerquip View PostIt's not so bad for Linux but for Windows desktop use, it's a night and day difference.
To make it worse, a Windows machine with a SSD will install updates at best at Linux HDD speeds.
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Originally posted by M@GOid View Post
Man, Windows 10 is a real dog with HDDs. If you do not start up a Windows machine or partition regularly, the thing will not turn off the HDD led any time soon. I don't know if that is the antivirus, Windows update or the built in MS spyware, things will be slow for a long time.
To make it worse, a Windows machine with a SSD will install updates at best at Linux HDD speeds.
That storage heap for its base is retardidly huge. What the...! Don't ever perform disk cleanup to free up storage space before retiring for sleep, it will be on your watch if you always shutdown when not using, thanks Clanksoft.Last edited by creative; 14 July 2018, 01:01 PM.
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Originally posted by creative View PostBeen running ssd only for a while now. You can pick up a 250GB serial ata ssd for about sixty bucks. Have close to 700GB total on station. It's good to diversify drives or at least thats the way I like it, will eventually add a 4th drive on station for Ghost BSD, Void Linux or the next Slackware release.
It wouldn't be such a big deal if stuff (software & data) was slimmer, but it's not.
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When I can get 24TB of SSD for less than $500 then I'll think about it. Until then, lol, try again.
Honestly, I've never noticed much of a difference when building stuff. It's mostly CPU bound even on the 40-core machine I build on. I mean it does make a difference, just not enough to justify the price. I save the SSD's for databases and other heavy I/O tasks.
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Weasel
One game takes up to 73GB, have no problems with that honestly. I would rather have more than one 128-250GB drive than one big drive that has multiple boot loaders or one bootloader to boot a bunch of different things. I know why Solus chose goofiboot and completely embrace and respect that. I think it was a great idea and choice.
I don't have a lot of redundant applications across drives that take up a lot of space, if a large game is installed on one drive I don't install it on another. To be honest most of my favorite games range from 20MB-20GB. I don't really require that much storage.Last edited by creative; 16 July 2018, 03:46 AM.
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Originally posted by Weasel View PostAnd then you realize a game these days is 60GB or so (mostly with wasted crap you'll never use, like "uncompressed textures" for Ultra which is dumbest thing in existence). Then there's people who want redundancy, you know, in case stuff breaks. So you double (or more) the required capacity.
It wouldn't be such a big deal if stuff (software & data) was slimmer, but it's not.Last edited by creative; 16 July 2018, 03:48 AM.
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Originally posted by linner View PostWhen I can get 24TB of SSD for less than $500 then I'll think about it. Until then, lol, try again.
Honestly, I've never noticed much of a difference when building stuff. It's mostly CPU bound even on the 40-core machine I build on. I mean it does make a difference, just not enough to justify the price. I save the SSD's for databases and other heavy I/O tasks.
As much as I wish I could do so, it is absolutely unaffordable.
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A desktop user/small project developer needs a lot less. Obviously people that are doing server type stuff and maintaning databases are going to need way more storage. I totally get it and understand it, just have never had to do that type of stuff.
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