I may have to buy one

**eek** · 24 January 2012, 20:41

Originally posted by doodab View Post

Amazon have the Crucial M4 512GB for £514 and some pence at the moment.

Tempting but I doubt you need more than 256gb even if you put all your virtual machines on it.

My only concern is how easy is it to get data off a buggered SSD drive so I think the less you have on them the better.

**Spacecadet** · 24 January 2012, 20:43

Originally posted by eek View Post

Tempting but I doubt you need more than 256gb even if you put all your virtual machines on it.

My only concern is how easy is it to get data off a buggered SSD drive so I think the less you have on them the better.

as always, a good backup routine will save the pain!

**eek** · 24 January 2012, 20:46

Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

as always, a good backup routine will save the pain!

backing up 512gb is in itself a pain.

**PRC1964** · 24 January 2012, 20:53

Originally posted by eek View Post

backing up 512gb is in itself a pain.

512Gb is fine. I've just found out that Windows doesn't like backing up onto drives over 2Tb

Now WTF do I do with the 2 x 2.5Tb external drives I've just bought do do backups onto?

**DimPrawn** · 24 January 2012, 20:54

Originally posted by PRC1964 View Post

512Gb is fine. I've just found out that Windows doesn't like backing up onto drives over 2Tb

Now WTF do I do with the 2 x 2.5Tb external drives I've just bought do do backups onto?

Errr, partition them into smaller drives?

**PRC1964** · 24 January 2012, 20:55

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Errr, partition them into smaller drives?

SBS won't allow you to do that. It insists on formating the entire drive and removing the partitions.

**doodab** · 24 January 2012, 21:07

Originally posted by eek View Post

Tempting but I doubt you need more than 256gb even if you put all your virtual machines on it.

Well, I've outgrown the 160GB one I have in there at the moment and I need a bigger one, I could get by with a 256GB one and keep carrying my external drive as well but that's £290 so I figured for the price I might as well go large and then it'll probably still be useful when I get a new laptop in a few months.

**Joeman** · 24 January 2012, 22:07

Originally posted by doodab View Post

Amazon have the Crucial M4 512GB for £514 and some pence at the moment.

Ive had the 128GB M4 in my laptop for ages, and im not even close to filling it up, but it makes a huge difference, so buy it!!! now!!!

**scooterscot** · 24 January 2012, 22:09

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Errr, partition them into smaller drives?

This would never happen with OS X

I may have to buy one