If you’re looking for the most geek points inside your laptop, the only way to go is with a solid state disk (SSD).
An SSD is a drop-in replacement for your laptop’s internal mechanical hard drive that delivers a number of benefits:
- faster performance (especially booting the system or loading apps)
- no moving parts
- much greater durability
- lower power consumption
The only flaw in the SSD recipe is the price this cutting-edge technology currently commands: OCZ’s OCZSSD2 32GB SSD is currently selling for $514 from NewEgg (after $35 rebate), while the OCZSSD2 64GB SSD fetches $1,049.
Or, to put it another way, these solid state disks cost about 20x more than their tried-and-true mechanical brethren. But they’re a lot more practical than that extra cash in your checking account is!
