G+_Jason Perry Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Personal opinion question. How big of an SSD does a computer actually need to have if all it is running is Office Pro and a web browser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Josyd Oldham Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If it is used explicitly for office and web, you could get away with a 32gb. I'd say 64gb, just because they really aren't all that expensive anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'd go ahead and get 128GB at least. Theoretically would be better quality... Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Josyd Oldham Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Ben Reese Personally, I would go for a 128 as well. (Are 64gb even mass produced anymore?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Andre Dault Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 We had 128GB installed in an office environment and, although they had more than enough space when new, Windows 7 updates and WinSxS folder ate up all the available space within a year or so. This made managing the available free space a real pain. That being said, I would not go bellow 128GB in a windows environment, it's not worth the headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Larry Havenstein Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Kind of depends on if you have a second drive for the data. I would say minimum is 128GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jon Messenger Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I say 128gb just for insurance that you will have space plus if trim is enabled it should wear the drive evenly and with extra room you will be writing/rewriting the same sectors less often if i understand correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ezar Vasquez Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Not sure but I'm guessing a 128gb ssd would suffice. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Phillips Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I assume you are all refering to windows pc's, I am looking at upgrading my iMac and i have been told that you cannot upgrade the drive later if it is not big enough is that true? if so you would need to make sure you got a drive with plenty of room for the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I've heard a few different things about upgrading an iMac. Pretty much the census is even if it's a standard SSD, you still may not be able to get to it. Always external though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Larry Havenstein Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Some Macs have SSD drives in different forms and some have the drives on the main board. You really have to research your system to find out what it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wayne Hobbins? anything can be disassembled; it's not breaking it that's usually the challenge. I'm not sure how the 2008 iMac was put together, but it looks like the newer requires removing the screen to get to the drive. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+27-Inch+Retina+5K+Display+Hard+Drive+Replacement/30522 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Wait, magnets!? Crap, now I have to buy an iMac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Phillips Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I have been told That the new iMacs are like iPhones and iPads unless you order it with a normal spinning disc drive you cannot change or remove the drives later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Wayne Hobbins and anyone else with input On the topic of maintenance, I am use to HDD maintenance, besides defraig is there anything else to be warned of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 The biggest reason to defrag an HDD is to move all the bits for a file to the same location on the drive. That's has little to no benefit on an SSD since there are no moving parts. Not really any benefit to defrag an SSD unless you're just hoping to gain a few MB by organizing the data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Wayne Hobbins?, I am probably just going to set up a computer to run ghost every other month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 I have to say I am looking forward to getting these new to me computers. They are a big step up, and the SSDs should help keep everyone happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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