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60GB SSD for a boot drive

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Do you think it's a good idea to for me to buy a 60 GB SSD for a boot drive. I probably wouldn't use it for much more than windows since I already have a samsung 250GB SSD. I just want an ssd for the operating system so I can easily reinstall windows every one in a while and keep all the other stuff on the samsung ssd.

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SSDs that small are usually badly made. Get ~120GB ones instead

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7 minutes ago, vilkku_100 said:

Do you think it's a good idea to for me to buy a 60 GB SSD for a boot drive. I probably wouldn't use it for much more than windows since I already have a samsung 250GB SSD. I just want an ssd for the operating system so I can easily reinstall windows every one in a while and keep all the other stuff on the samsung ssd.

if you can get a good deal on it sure.

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8 minutes ago, vilkku_100 said:

Do you think it's a good idea to for me to buy a 60 GB SSD for a boot drive. I probably wouldn't use it for much more than windows since I already have a samsung 250GB SSD. I just want an ssd for the operating system so I can easily reinstall windows every one in a while and keep all the other stuff on the samsung ssd.

You can get away with just a base windows install with 60GB but to doesn’t leave a huge amount of room. Personally I would suggest to use the 250 GB SSD and make a save state you can revert back to if you want to easily undo stuff. 

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13 minutes ago, vilkku_100 said:

Do you think it's a good idea to for me to buy a 60 GB SSD for a boot drive. I probably wouldn't use it for much more than windows since I already have a samsung 250GB SSD. I just want an ssd for the operating system so I can easily reinstall windows every one in a while and keep all the other stuff on the samsung ssd.

My boot drive has used over 80GB and I only use it for the OS. Therefore, I recommend against that...

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