NO. Having a 10k drive for trading is like driving a nice Porsche in a congested highway. Absolutely useless for trading....
SO it doesn't improve your ability to execute a trade... Just checking. Happy trading... I like to spend too, but in different areas. LOL. and trust me I am a computer JUNKIE. Especially being a sound engineer with a custom built recording studio. I am gear hungry....... So I know the feeling. Personally, I want that new Woodpecker Ribbon Mic From Blue.......
BTW, is it true that 10k is built to a higher standard and therefore more reliable than your run of the mill 7200rpm HDD given the extra stress the HDD has to withstand during its service life?
Guys, we all know that you can get a vanilla PC for 800 bucks and trade like no other. For trading a regular PC will be more than enough. Case closed.
You may find this article (and the papers it references, especially this one: http://www.usenix.org/events/fast07/tech/schroeder/schroeder_html/index.html) interesting. It shows that many preconceived notions about drives are wrong: http://storagemojo.com/?p=383
Now you're talking! Any experience with these things? The only thing I know is that they're way too expensive yet, but sooner or later.... Now, is there a way to install everything on a RAMdrive and boot it up?
Prices are dropping fast, look how cheap 2 and 4GB USB drives are. Yes, you can boot from them. Some SSD's are packaged to be compat with existing disk interfaces and form factors (looks like an ATA drive and mounts like one) Some are based on NVRAM like flash drives are (so you dont have to worry about the data disappearing when you power off) SanDisk Launches 32 GB Solid-State Drive http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12453.html
Here is the article. http://theinquirer.org/default.aspx?article=38203 Edit: It has an SATA interface. Perfect for my macbook. Here is The Product page http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=3732 My Fav Quote: the 2.5-inch SSD is now available to PC manufacturers as a drop-in replacement for hard disk drives. Now this, I'd jump on (So much for all my frugal talk. LOL) The savings in battery life alone are worth it..... With daily backups to legacy storage this is awesome.