SSD instead of HD?

[keylight]

I've been considering the purchase of an SSD as my primary drive (for the OS), and possibly a second SSD for rendering effects. Has anyone moved to SSDs for either of these things and if so, what has been your experience?

 

[James Carpenter]

SSD vs. HD.


Benefits of SSD:

• Faster boot and restart for OS - say 50% faster
• No spin up time, so read/write functions to the SSD are performed instantly. Most HD's take about 2 seconds before you can write to them.
• Quieter, use less energy, don't give off as much heat

Cons of HD:

• Almost 10x the price on a per Gb basis

If you can afford it for an OS/software drive and really need to save yourself 2 minutes a day, then go for it.

Personally, I would rather put the cash towards better RAM/CPU/GPU components.