AZ>On 2013-07-19 5:19 AM, TOM WALKER -> CHARLES SCAGLIONE wrote:>   
   AZ> CS>>>   Ok, I didn't know SSDs were *THAT* good. I guess I will have to   
   AZ> CS>>>   look into them.   
      
   AZ> CS>> They are that good, however, the problem with them is that for a large   
   AZ> CS>> enough SSD you'll need to spend $$$$....  :)   
      
   AZ> TW> For a laptop that is true. But for a Desktop I have found I get most of   
   AZ> TW> the advantages by having a standars second drive that I keep all of the   
   AZ> TW> Data and downloads on.   
   AZ> TW> I get the faster boot up and faster program operation and reduce the   
   AZ> TW> re-writes on the SSD.   
   AZ> TW> In this win 7 machine I have a 180 gig Intel SSD that has 99 gig free   
   AZ> TW> and 1500 gig secondary drive with 600 gig free   
      
   AZ> TW> And to think way back I thought I would never fill up my 30 Meg   
   AZ> TW> Seagate!!  :-)   
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   AZ>For some Mac laptops (and the Mac Mini), there are adaptor kits available so   
   AZ>that users can replace   
   AZ>the standard HD with a - probably smaller - SSD, then replace the optical dr   
   AZ>with the original hard drive in the mounting kit.   
      
   AZ>See: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/drive_bracket/datadoubler/   
      
   AZ>There may be something similar on the PC side of the fence.   
      
   There is, Check out this web site on doing it on a Dell Laptop.   
      
   http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-laptop-upgrade-optical-bay,3102.   
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