1. I am currently using a Samsung 830 256gb SSD as my boot drive and for certain programs that benefit from an SSD. And I have a 2tb hard drive for games and storage. I chose the 256gb 830 because I got a good deal on it and it was the most recommended SSD at the time I bought it. And I needed a larger hard drive to store other programs and files as I'm a bit paranoid with SSDs even though the 830 is one of the most reliable SSDs.