What are your computer specs?

[MKGirlism]

However, would you be able to tell me is it really true that a solid state drive is not as good as a regular hard disk drive?

It's actually the other way around.
Everything feels (and is) way and way faster on an SSD, than on an HDD.
People tend to call it 'bad', just because of its price, which is the only downside.

 

[Leviathan]

Mmm. We had a discussion about the two in class a few weeks back. A few of the guys were saying that they'd be more reliable than a hard disk drive since they're not magnetic and don't have as many moving parts, decreasing the likeliness of them failing. But then, by the books, my lecturer was saying that solid state drives are technically inferior, in terms of read/write speed anyway I think. But then, everything has its advantages and disadvantages I guess. I have yet to see a SSD in person, though.

 

[obZen]

Model: HP Envy 3040-nr (2012)
OS: Windows 8 Pro x64
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz quad core w/ hyperthreading
Ram/Memory: 8GB
Graphics Card/GPU: Radeon (TM) HD 7690M
HDD: 750 GB
Rating: 5.9
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD

I love having an HD laptop. Everything looks beautiful.

 

[Aeroblast]

Mmm. We had a discussion about the two in class a few weeks back. A few of the guys were saying that they'd be more reliable than a hard disk drive since they're not magnetic and don't have as many moving parts, decreasing the likeliness of them failing. But then, by the books, my lecturer was saying that solid state drives are technically inferior, in terms of read/write speed anyway I think. But then, everything has its advantages and disadvantages I guess. I have yet to see a SSD in person, though.

I think this is a good article of the comparison between the two. Currently the only real disadvantage that SSD has over HDD is cost per storage space (basically, cost).

http://www.storagereview.com/ssd_vs_hdd

 

[Flameguru]

Desktop:
Self-Built Mini-ITX Gaming Rig
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit)
Case: Bitfenix Prodigy
PSU: 600W Cooler Master Silent Pro M600
Motherboard: Asrock Z77E-ITX
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.5 Ghz (with Corsair H100 using push cougar fans)
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Sniper 1600Mhz
Graphics: Asus DCUII GTX 660 Ti 2GB
SSD: 128GB Crucial M4
HDD: 1TB Samsung 2.5" some random model
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3.5G
Keyboard: Ducky Shine 2 TKL (Blue LED) with Cherry MX Red switches
Monitor #1: Dell S2340M 1920x1080 (IPS Panel)
Monitor #2: Dell S2340M 1920x1080 (IPS Panel)
Monitor #3 (Currently unused): Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP 1920x1200 (SPVA Panel)
TV: LG 47" 47LS4500 1080p LED 120Hz TV (Hooked up for XBMC)

Laptop #1:
2011 13" Macbook Pro
OS: OSX 10.9 Mavericks GM
CPU: 2.4 Ghz Core i5
Ram: 8GB 1333 Mhz
Graphics: HD3000
SSD: 256GB Samsung 830

Laptop #2:
Alienware m11x r3 (Nebula Red)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit)
CPU: Core i7 2617M
Ram: 8GB 1600 Mhz
Graphics: GT 540M 2GB + HD3000 (Optimus)
SSD: 256GB Kingston SSDNow V100

 

[quilzel]

I like these kinds of threads.

Desktop
Model: Custom
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU: Intel i7 3770K
GPU: Nvida GTX 570 (1GB)
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Primary HDD: OCZ 120GB SSD
Storage: 2x Seagate 500GB 7200RPM (Raid 1)


Laptop
Model: Macbook Air Mid 2013
OS: OSX 10.9 Mavericks
CPU: Intel i5 4250U
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Primary HDD: 120GB SSD


I got my laptop so I could have something light weight to carry to class that I wouldn't also have to drag the charger with me. I am not a fan of OSX, but I also wanted to learn the OS.

My Desktop is starting to age a little. I will probably upgrade this winter.

 

[Seki]

Model: Acer Aspire 4935G
OS: Windows Vista
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 2.13 ghz
RAM: 3GB
Primary HDD: 320GB

Planning to get a new laptop or maybe a desktop soon.