SSD for my computer

Since there are some pretty computer savvy people here, id like to get some feedback on an SSD that I'm thinking about buying. Any preferences?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148361&cm_re=ssd_sata_III-_-20-148-361-_-Product

I think 64GB is a bit small, even if you're only using it as the OS partition.

Thats a good point. It definitely wont fit a lot of the bulk data that i use often like music. I guess i have to decide if $100 is worth it for faster boot times and sc2 loading =P.

Personally, I'd be more inclined to go for a Sandforce SSD if I could. 80GB would be about the bottom of what I'd want, but, if you're fine with smaller, here's a 60GB Sandforce SSD for the same price as the C300.

From what I've read, the 64GB Crucial actually tends to perform pretty poorly, at least compared to it's larger cousins. I mean, all SSDs do better with more room, but the delta between the two tends to be pretty large with Crucial, according to reviews I've read at Anandtech.

If you're willing to shell out ~165, here is an 80GB Sandforce drive. It also has a $20 rebate, but I don't like rebates.

Its not sata III though :(.

Even the 256GB Crucial C300 barely surpasses SATA 2's maximum throughput. And the Sandforce controller is much, much more consistent, especially at the smaller capacities, than Crucial's. Plus, the difference between even something like 320MB/s transfers and 260MB/s transfers won't be noticeable for you unless you have something up monitoring them. They're both hella fast.

That said, no reason to shell out for any of them if you aren't satisfied with the choice.

Do you guys think its worth it to get a huge SSD? When I built my i7 rig a few months ago I decided to get a mediocre mechanical HD and wait for SSD prices to come down. That HD is definitely the weakest point in my system. Thoughts?

I reckon it's definitely worth geting a 'moderate' sized SSD just for Windows + Applications, while keeping your data on the largest partition powered by a mechanical-disks array

If i was to get an SSD i would get a 64 gb one and just use it for the OS and starcraft 2. However, from my understanding ssds mainly help with boot time, my pc atm has a up time of over 2 weeks so i don't really need the fast reboot.