SSD: What's the Real Advantage?

I am planning to but a new iMac and was thinking about getting a SSD. But I'm curious as to what the advantages really are? If its just speed, then IMO it's not worth the extra $500.00. I always though that SSD drives are more stable and had a longer lifespan. I'm reading things to the contrary though.

Don't know where your information is coming from. They run faster, cooler and have no moving parts to wear out. The drives at Crucial and OWC have an estimated 10 million cycle life and are gaurnteed for 3 years. My boot time went from a couple of minutes to about 25 seconds, Applications launch in a flash. If you have Pageouts due to not having enough RAM this too is faster and less demanding on the Drive (no moving parts). For me it was the best investment I could make in my machine. I wouldn't buy a SSD that will store everything as they are still pricey but for all my Applications and enough room for project data is a must, IMHO.

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> I just started working with LabView to evaluate it's potential for
> controlling an experimental apparatus I'm building, and I'm trying to
> decide between it and C++. I've heard many recommendations of LabView,
> but I've been disappointed with it so far.
>
> My chief objection is program control. LabView to be sure does have nice
> GUI control objects that are easy to implement, but the lack of
> event-driven control structures is frustrating. After looking things over
> and experimenting a lot, I figured out a way to do GUI events with
> Synchronization VIs and a Case Structure, basically building my own
> message loop, but then I started to think - isn't this what I used have to
> do 10 years ago before the days of C++ class libraries? Sure, I'm saving
> a little time with my basic GUI controls, but to really customize controls
> I have to use ActiveX (LabView's "custom" control facility is pretty
> weak) too ,and if I used C++ I could get away with plain old child
> windows. I know LabView couldn't be as popular as it is if it didn't
> offer more advantages, so what is it I'm missing here? Is it just that
> LabView is easier for non-programmers?
>
> I'm also a bit shocked that the only While Structure (which perhaps should
> have been called the "Until" Structure) is execute-and-test. There's a
> reason why most other programming languages give you both
> execute-test-loop and test-execute-loop control structures. That seems
> like a big oversight that should have been easily correctable. I know I
> can fix it by adding some more logic to it, but once again I find myself
> paying for slightly easier GUI control object implementation by having to
> jump through all sorts of program control hoops.
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Changing HDD to SSD, what are the options?

hi, guys, new to the forum, I just bought a thinkpad x130e during an on sale event at one of the local retailer, pretty excited, since i like the rugged design.
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Solved!
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user559463 wrote:
When I install an Oracle (XE) database then a lot of stuff is copied/setup:
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>
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Peter

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