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Although, Dollar is not used here but if I want to convert the price of SSD in Dollars then:
Price of of 1TB SSD = $580
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Originally Posted by Rickkkk
... about the same prices here .. :-( ....
I am confused Rickkkk. You claim to be from Montreal however you can get a 1TB SSD for $349 CAD on newegg.ca ($277 US) or a 960GB SSD for only $329 CAD ($261 US) at stores in the Montreal area. The same 1TB SSD sells for $260 US on newegg.com so 6.5% higher in Canada after accounting for the exchange rate.
Since $277 US is less than half of $580 US where are you actually from Rickkkk ?
The price of SSDs is only an issue for laptops where you may have space for only one drive. For a desktop you can have a small 120 - 250 GB SSD for OS, applications and commonly used files as well as one or more large HDDs for media files.
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Originally Posted by tofino_surfer
I am confused Rickkkk. You claim to be from Montreal however you can get a 1TB SSD for $349 CAD on newegg.ca ($277 US) or a 960GB SSD for only $329 CAD ($261 US) at stores in the Montreal area. The same 1TB SSD sells for $260 US on newegg.com so 6.5% higher in Canada after accounting for the exchange rate.
Since $277 US is less than half of $580 US where are you actually from Rickkkk ?
The price of SSDs is only an issue for laptops where you may have space for only one drive. For a desktop you can have a small 120 - 250 GB SSD for OS, applications and commonly used files as well as one or more large HDDs for media files.
Hey there, tofino_surfer :-)
I really am in Montreal .. really really ;-) ... Before answering zerotrack000 I checked my usual retail spot (Microbytes), and 900GB - 1TB 2.5 in SSD's were averaging around $500. I guess I'll check some of your spots next time I buy one ...
Although, Dollar is not used here but if I want to convert the price of SSD in Dollars then:
Price of of 1TB SSD = $580
Price of my laptop = $600
So, in this price I can purchase a new laptop
The real question is whether you actually need a 1 TB SSD in your laptop. Could you get by with a 500 GB or even smaller SSD and an external USB3 drive for large media files and downloads ? You could put your existing 1 TB HDD in an external caddy for $10-30 depending on quality. How full is your 1 TB HDD ?
Last edited by tofino_surfer; 07-18-2017 at 08:41 PM.
Like a memory stick, there are no moving parts to an SSD. Rather, information is stored in microchips. Conversely, a hard disk drive uses a mechanical arm with a read/write head to move around and read information from the right location on a storage platter. This difference is what makes SSD so much faster.
Thanks.
The topic of SSD brings two questions in my mind:
1) As you have mentioned that an SSD does not have moving parts so if we buy a used SSD drive, do we also have to check it for bad sectors?
2) If I want to sale my current HDD then how many formats (or other technique like trim) I should use so that the buyer cannot recover my personal files by using common tools available in the market?
Regards
As you have mentioned that an SSD does not have moving parts so if we buy a used SSD drive, do we also have to check it for bad sectors?
Used SSD may be in dying condition, so I'd not recommend to buy used SSD, especially if we take into account SSD's short lifetime.
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If I want to sale my current HDD then how many formats (or other technique like trim) I should use so that the buyer cannot recover my personal files by using common tools available in the market?
I'd use HDD as long-life storage device. It's not a good idea to save important files at SSD, IMO. Just replace DVD with SSD drive and use it for OS, and dedicate HDD as storage device.
Used SSD may be in dying condition, so I'd not recommend to buy used SSD, especially if we take into account SSD's short lifetime.
I'd use HDD as long-life storage device. It's not a good idea to save important files at SSD, IMO. Just replace DVD with SSD drive and use it for OS, and dedicate HDD as storage device.
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