computer for CS5?

[Joel Eade]

What are your thoughts.
Do I get faster performance with a solid state data drive or a standard hard drive?

I am using a MacBook Pro with an i7 processor and 6 gb of RAM. Due to a recent mishap I was forced to replace the hard drive. I put in a 512 gb SSD from Crucial. It has definitely increased performance of CS5 in terms of speed and also the initial boot time is amazing....around 10 to 15 seconds to completely boot up. The SSD opens programs much faster too. I have not noted any extension in battery performance but have not measured it specifically. Very pleased so far with the increased performance.

[kingscurate]

I have just built my own I5 (quad core 3470) pc, tbh it isnt much quicker than the amd athon dual core 3.2. It is quicker but not that noticable difference. So would budget for something cheaper than the 3470 cpu. Im using the same ssd as in old system but 12 gig ram instead of 8. Its the ssd that makes the difference iimo. Boots up in20 secs. Ssd can be unreliable and can cause problems, like programs stop working etc. I do think my ssd does cause LR & PS to close or stop working unexpectedly.