Anyone that has used an SSD in their computer will tell you that it completely transforms performance.
By removing the 6ms+ delay associated with hard drives, almost everything loads snappier often instantaneously.
Alternatively, the OCZ Vertex 120GB was available for $340 at $2.83/GB.
Although SSDs are quicker and more reliable today, their price relative to mechanical drives has only improved slightly.
Meanwhile, 2TB HDDs are available for as little as $0.04/GB.
There have been many attempts to bring SSDs down to mainstream pricing but we’re still a ways off.
Some manufacturers have taken other approaches to delivering SSD-like speeds to the budget segment.
For instance,Seagate’s Momentus XTcombines both HDD and SSD technologies to create a hybrid solution.
At $500, this solution is priced at a peculiar $0.50/GB.
That’s significantly less than any SSD, but more than you’d expect to pay for an HDD.
