OCZ Solid 3 60GB not large, but I don't need a whole lot of space on this machine.
went from around 25MB/s(on a 5400RPM WD scorpio blue) to 77/133MBs using the blackmagic speed test. I'm sure the SATA I in this thing is holding the speed down (it's a SATA III capable drive) but the increase is apparent regardless and the computer runs silently (as long as I don't push the processor and cause the fans to kick on)!
actually ordered an optical bay HDD mount for the mini since the optical drive is pooched, planning on getting an SSD for that some day, putting the current 500GB drive in the optical bay thinking of getting a 120GB SSD for that, and it has SATA II so it should be a bigger speed improvement.
went from around 25MB/s(on a 5400RPM WD scorpio blue) to 77/133MBs using the blackmagic speed test. I'm sure the SATA I in this thing is holding the speed down (it's a SATA III capable drive) but the increase is apparent regardless and the computer runs silently (as long as I don't push the processor and cause the fans to kick on)!
actually ordered an optical bay HDD mount for the mini since the optical drive is pooched, planning on getting an SSD for that some day, putting the current 500GB drive in the optical bay thinking of getting a 120GB SSD for that, and it has SATA II so it should be a bigger speed improvement.