SSD choice for CAD

[waypoint]

Hi all,

I'd be interested in SSD recommendations for CAD purposes. Only need a single drive of approx 500gb. I'm currently looking at the differences between the sandisk ssd plus vs ultra 2. Is it worth paying for the ultra 2?

[kalniel]

They're both the same price as far as I can tell (~£108 from EBuyer) so go with the slightly better binned Ultra II. But otherwise I think the differences are not going to be noticeable.

[EndlessWaves]

What sort of disk activity does CAD produce?

[LSG501]

What sort of disk activity does CAD produce?

depending on program
scratch/temp files
timed auto backups
normal saves etc

Out of the two options I'd go ultra 2 but personally I'd spend the extra £10 or so on an evo 850...

[waypoint]

Thanks for the opinions, I'm a big fan of samsungs myself so I might see if I can wait and catch a decent offer.

[AzumaKazuma]

Anandtech has a very detailed review of the ultra 2. Ccnt post urls yet so just google it. It seems like a great drive for the price.