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I write this post from a Core2Quad machine with 8 GB of DDR2 RAM and a spinning harddisk... and the system feels quiet fast and nimble.
Add a cheap 120GB SSD alongside the HD and it'll give it whole new lease of life.
Nah... i don't trust SSD's, had too many dying over the years without any form of warning.
SandForce controller?
I've never had a newer SSD fail on me. knocks wood I've got 3 in my computer, all the spinny-spinny-crashies are gone.
Anyway, the idea behind the cheap small SSD is that you only put your OS and generic software on it, not your photos and personal data that you can't afford to lose.