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In the last post on Solid State and it's impact on SQL Server operations , we looked at a variety of different IO patterns and sizes on multiple systems to see where and when SSD would help out and when it wouldn't. If you read the post and analyzed the data, you could clearly see the huge gains...

Let's start the SSD blogs off with a comparison of the SQLIO tool running on my laptop and compare the results to some other traditional spindle based systems. First, let's outline the systems we'll be comparing throughout the SSD blogs: First, my laptop. This is a loaded Dell XPS M1330 laptop...

I recently purchased 2 laptops with Solid State Drives in them (my loaded Dell XPS 1330 and my wife's Apple MacBook Air ), and I have to say, I will never, ever again own a computer that doesn't have a Solid State Drive in it (at least not until they make something even better). These suckers...