Solid-state drive v.s 500GB @7200

Core i7, 8 ram, 128GB solid-state drive, 7200 rmp drive... will you help me to prioritize this list... put it in an most money worth order?
I am planning for a new 15" pro. I do graphic design... multiple applications open... CS5 (photoshop (manymany layers), ill, id), and some ms applications as well. No video editing.
Thanks!

Purely with respect to "perceived" performance, the single biggest thing in your list would be the SSD. The i7 will give you slightly better performance than the i5 options... but they are all excellent processors. However, with the size of the files you'll likely be working with either now or in the future, a larger rotational hard drive may be a better option than a faster SSD. After installing CS5, your Microsoft apps, and what ever projects you may be working on... 128GB can fill up quickly. Mind you... an SSD will make your system seem super fast. Another option would be to go with the SSD and keep your work on an external hard drive. However, this would sort of defeat the purpose of having an SSD as your largest (and longest loading) files will still be on a slower hard drive.
If you're set on an i7... then there isn't much debate there. 8GB would be a great option for the work you're doing. The only issue is the drive and you really just have to weigh the benefits of each and consider how you'll be using it.

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Fmaharg wrote:
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Hi,
Yes, it supports SSD, Please try:
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