[Leica] Computer Question

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Thanks, Geoff.  That's very helpful. I'm printing out the article.

Tina


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 4:53 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Frank that is not all correct. Information written to an SSD does not
> disappear when you power off. They certainly can be used as swap drives
> though, They certainly do read and write faster. That is what they are for.
> Perhaps you are referring to using a USB flash drive as a RAM addition for
> the ready boost function in Windows?
>
> Tina in simple terms a Solid State Drive (SSD) is effectively a much faster
> to access version of your standard hard drive. They are now commonly used
> by enthusiasts especially instead of a traditional type as the main or at
> least first drive in your computer.For example the current fast and light
> laptops called ultrabooks typically have only an SSD.
> In an enthusiast photo computer you can use multiple drives, one for your
> operating system, another for the swap files of Windows or the camera raw
> cache for,Photoshop and Lightroom etc another perhaps for bulk storage.
> SSDs still cost much more per Gigabyte than traditional hard drives though.
>
> It really depends on how comfortable you are inside your computer. I would
> suggest for most people it is best to have professional help although just
> adding an SSD and setting the camera raw cache to it is not too difficult.
> The drive is usually put in an adapter that lets you put it in a spare bay
> in your case and connected with a single data cable and a power cable. In
> Ps and Lr preferences you then point to the new drive instead of the
> default that was created in your main drive.
> You may want to review your whole system though. To give you some ideas
> what is possible, here is an article by a local professional expert. There
> is a lot of other useful information on his site too. Be warned this
> article is abut a real enthusiast level computer specifically for hard core
> image professionals ;-)
> <
>
> http://www.imagescience.com.au/kb/questions/141/Build%20a%20powerful%20PC%20for%20Photoshop%20and%20other%20imaging%20applications
> >
>
>
> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 27 May 2013 05:29, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > I reviewed the specs and manual that you got with the drive.....
> >
> > First,, let me ask you what about your computer is "slow"?  Opening
> files?
> > Saving files? LR4 or PS (whatever) version is slow to act upon commands?
> > Other?
> >
> > Another way to ask that question is to ask you what did you expect this
> > product to do for you?  ( same possible answers as above)
> >
> > The item you bought is a SSD, Solid State drive.  Its purpose is to speed
> > up
> > the OS, speed up frequently used files, etc.  It replaces the mechanical
> > HDD
> > with a solid state one.. My understanding ( and I could be wrong) is that
> > upon starting up the computer, the CPU takes files from your regular old
> > boot HDD, and copies them over to the SSD.  Then, when needed, the CPU
> > accesses the files not from the mechanical HDD, but rather this SSD.
> > Significantly shorter delays, significantly faster speeds of those files
> on
> > the SSD.
> >
> > Having said that, the SSD does NOT save any files permanently.  Shut off
> > power, and it goes blank.  Nada.  Nothing. Saving or accessing files will
> > be
> > as slow as before.  They will be saved on the mechanical HDD.
> >
> > What I would say is that the SSD will accelerate the CPU operations that
> > are
> > cached, including applications like ( and I say MAYBE here) LR4 or PS
> > whatever, and OS, but ( in your specific case) also including those parts
> > of
> > a  file that are cached during image processing.
> >
> > It will NOT speed up the storage of files.  Either write or read.
> >
> > Does this help you to understand what you bought?
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> > Red735i at verizon.net
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LI7CTY/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UT
> > F8&psc=1
> >
> > I thought it would be an external drive that I could hook up to USB but
> > it's
> > not!  There are evidently ways to install it in a drive bay, which I do
> > have.  What do I need to do that?  Is there any way to use it as an
> > external
> > hard drive or would that defeat the purpose?
> >
> >
> >
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