[GRLUG] Are ssd drives worth it?

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Sat, 2012-08-18 at 12:56 -0700, Joseph McLaughlin wrote: 
> I have a laptop with double boot sata drive. (Ubuntu & win 7)
> Is it worth it to consider ssd?

Yes.

> If so how easy is it to copy/clone all the partitions. Or do I need to
> a reinstall?

They are the same as spinning disk as far as management is concerned.

> Brands to consider / avoid?

For a use case like a laptop buy the cheapest one you can find that is
of sufficient size for your uses.

> Or just wait longer?

Go ahead and take the plunge.  As always, backup your data. 
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