Solid State HD for WinXP Pro / Vista boot installation….

[retroborg]

Hi,
I’m thinking about getting a Solid state HD as my 1st primary Sata II HD for installing WinXP Pro (And possibly Win Vista Ultra in the future)

This specific one caught my attention:
OCZ SSD 60GB (Sata II Core Series V2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227360

Its specs are superior to even the fastest 7200 – 10000RPM magnetic HD!
Sequential Access - Read Up to 170 MB/s
Sequential Access - Write Up to 98 MB/s

So, is it worth the money and will it work flawlessly / faster for installing and booting WinXP Pro / Vsta Ultra compared to traditional magnetic 7200-10000rpm HDs?

Thanks in advance

[rallynavvie]

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic357661.html

Most notably people have said Windows does not run well on SSDs because Windows is made for rotational drives. The way SSD read/write they will fragment the heck out of files and Windows will try to correct and just make more work for the drive itself. Windows Server versions are able to get around this I guess.

[retroborg]

It would seem that the SLC SSD are the better ones but they're way too expensive to buy one at the moment. the one I mentioned above is an MLC SSD and not that reliable...

I guess I'll have to wait for this technology to wripe before I start psending my hard-earned cash on this...

what about the fusionIO drive? does it live up to its incredible claims? 600MB/s write and read??
http://www.fusionio.com/Products.aspx