SSD worth it?

I've had most types of hardware over the years but never had an SSD. Considering changing over now but unsure if worth the cost. Would be going with a 1 TB drive, either Samsung, Mushkin, or SanDisk. I have various software that should be able to do the move already so that part shouldn't be an issue.

What are the ups and downs? Is it worth $300?

I would go with Samsung, one decent deal here, good seller http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-20147374-S0A

Does your computer have the possibility of installing 2 hard drives?
If so, a good compromise is to install the OS and applications to a smaller SSD and use a larger conventional drive for your data. This provides most of the advantages of an SSD at a lower cost.

LMiller7 said:

Does your computer have the possibility of installing 2 hard drives?
If so, a good compromise is to install the OS and applications to a smaller SSD and use a larger conventional drive for your data. This provides most of the advantages of an SSD at a lower cost.

Yea, currently have 5 (but 2 are external). What size drive would I need for just the OS?

The 1TB Mushkin is $250. I have several Mushkins. They are greart SSDs. I have also other makes (Intel, OCZ, Sandisk) but the Mushkins are the fastest. I will never buy a spinning disk again. SSDs is the way to go.

Dude said:

I know no downs for having a SSD.

Yea, there is one.
I'm scared "bleep" installing one.
I read and googled, still scared of doing it.

whs said:

The 1TB Mushkin is $250. I have several Mushkins. They are greart SSDs. I have also other makes (Intel, OCZ, Sandisk) but the Mushkins are the fastest. I will never buy a spinning disk again. SSDs is the way to go.

Used Mushkin RAM for years, always been happy with it.

davidhk said:

Yea, there is one.
I'm scared "bleep" installing one.
I read and googled, still scared of doing it.

Lulz, I can install pretty much anything. This is the first PC I've had in 20 years or so that I didn't build from scratch.

davidhk said:

Yea, there is one.
I'm scared "bleep" installing one.
I read and googled, still scared of doing it.

David, what is the part that scares you. Maybe we can help.