New SSD

[shankle]

Things seem to be changing so fast with SSDs I hate to buy one now.
And they are to pricey. BUT I lost my extra HD and now am at the mercy
of just 1 HD. I have read that it is a good idea to put Windows on the SSD
and everything else on the spinner. I have also read that this can be a bit
of a challenge. Wonder how that will act with Windows 7 64-bit?

Also I read that some motherboards won't work with certain versions of
a SSD. Maybe my best choice would be to just get another spinner and
wait for developments......

I have no Windows 7 pro 64-bit cd as Microsoft saw fit to not let me have one..
That makes my Clonezilla-live backup iffy. I would be going from a 1T spinner
to a 126G SSD. This would cause a problem with the 1st install of windows on
the SSD. Clonezilla-live will most likely work after I create an image to the spinner
then most likely I will be able to restore to the SSD.
Your thoughts would most appreciated.

[sinsi]

Some SSDs come with software specially for cloning an existing HDD to an SSD.
If you have a "genuine" Windows 7 key (OEM? not sure) you can download a Windows 7 iso from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

[shankle]

Thanks Sinsi for your informative reply.

[shankle]

Hi Sinsi,
Didn't work as usual.
I had the computer built for me with the tech using his windows DVD.
I have the license # but Microsoft doesn't like it for some reason. :icon_confused:

[shankle]

I might have found the answer to the SSD migration.
Minitool Partition wizard 9.0 has an OS migration tool for moving an
OS to a SSD. It also has a tool  for aligning the SSd .
Hope it works as that is the way I will go.
In the past I have found Minitool Partition Wizard to be a very good
piece of software. 

[hutch--]

Jack,

Unless you can see a big gain from using an SSD on an older computer, you would probably be better off with a late hard disk. You can buy a WD Blue 1tb disk these days for peanuts and they are a lot faster than the older HDDs. The longer you leave it the price goes down on SSDs the reliability goes up and they keep getting larger so I would be inclined to use one on your next new computer.

[shankle]

Thanks Hutch for responding.
Sounds like good advice and I will follow it.

[sinsi]

I can get a 128GB SATA3 SSD for $69, or a 1TB WD Blue for $62.
Your average user can get by easily with 128GB, or you go for a 256GB for $129.
Up the RAM to at least 8GB and even a Vista computer will fly

The biggest gains with an SSD is in a laptop - low power, no moving parts, better than SATA2/5400 RPM spinners.