what would be a good SSD for a Dell XPS 8500

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The drive is fine, but you may want a drive with more space on it. The fastest SSDs now start at around 240GB due to having more memory chips that can be accessed at the same time. The Kingston drive you linked to is still several times faster than a normal hard drive.

From my perspective, an ideal...


Puppies are cool :)

The drive is fine, but you may want a drive with more space on it. The fastest SSDs now start at around 240GB due to having more memory chips that can be accessed at the same time. The Kingston drive you linked to is still several times faster than a normal hard drive.

From my perspective, an ideal performance/value drive would be:

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX100-adapter-Internal-CT256MX100SSD1/dp/B00KFAGCWK/

along with:

http://www.amazon.com/SABRENT-3-5-Inch-2-5-Inch-Converter-BK-HDDH/dp/B00G57BN1M/

That would get you a 256GB drive and a 2.5" drive adapter for $119 (still more than the $70 of the Kingston). The drive would be much faster and use less power (I really like the Crucial MX100 for laptop usage).
 
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