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Old Jan 29, 2011, 6:41 pm
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Astrophsx
 
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Originally Posted by BigMoneyGrip
The biggest benefit is speed. The SSD is much faster than an mechanical drive. Battery life, heat, and noise should also be better w/ the SSD.
Unless things have significantly changed, the last time I checked SSDs do not save on battery life when compared to a regular hard drive.

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