I'm looking for something to replace a failing WD 300GB Velociraptor as my single non-RAID boot drive under WinXP Pro 32-bit. BTW this is the second of these Velos to fail under quite moderate home use. So I won't go there again.
I need at least 80GB capacity but am willing to spend more (up to about $400) especially if the newest hardware is all larger than this. I figure I can wait a month or two if necessary.
One of my primary concerns is XP compatibility since I don't want to change OS at the same time. I know Intel supports TRIM under XP, but other makers seem to be very spotty on this. Maybe they have something else? Or maybe it doesn't matter so much with the newer controllers?
I've read a lot of articles but most now focus on Win 7. Any comments / experience with the SSDs and XP will be appreciated.
I need at least 80GB capacity but am willing to spend more (up to about $400) especially if the newest hardware is all larger than this. I figure I can wait a month or two if necessary.
One of my primary concerns is XP compatibility since I don't want to change OS at the same time. I know Intel supports TRIM under XP, but other makers seem to be very spotty on this. Maybe they have something else? Or maybe it doesn't matter so much with the newer controllers?
I've read a lot of articles but most now focus on Win 7. Any comments / experience with the SSDs and XP will be appreciated.