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How will SSD benefit PP and AE?

Jul 30, 2012 7:01 PM

I have a MacBook Pro (Quad-Core, 2.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 750HD 5400 RPM, Radeon 6750M w/1GB).

 

I'm wondering how adding a 120-240GB SSD (in the space of the Superdrive) could benefit me in PP and AE CS6?

 

Thanks!

619 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: Harm Millaard, Jul 31, 2012 9:49 AM
 
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  • Bill Gehrke
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    1. Bill Gehrke,
    Jul 30, 2012 7:31 PM   in reply to corbin54@aol.com
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    Are you going to keep you OS on the 5400 rpm drive?  I would think that a 7200 rpm drive would be better (in the long run) second drive for you .  SSD drives are not good for write intensive operations. Actually you might be better off using two 7200 rpm drives.

     
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  • corbin54@aol.com
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    2. corbin54@aol.com,
    Jul 30, 2012 8:32 PM   in reply to Bill Gehrke
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    I'd like to keep all the hardware within the computer. I'm not sure I could fit that drive in the superdrive space. Also, are you saying an SSD wouldn't benefit me in any way?

     

    I heard that while using PP CS6 if I stored video on the SSD I would get faster previews. Is that incorrect?

     
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  • RjL190365
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    3. RjL190365,
    Jul 30, 2012 11:42 PM   in reply to corbin54@aol.com
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    corbin54@aol.com wrote:

     

    I'd like to keep all the hardware within the computer. I'm not sure I could fit that drive in the superdrive space. Also, are you saying an SSD wouldn't benefit me in any way?

     

    I heard that while using PP CS6 if I stored video on the SSD I would get faster previews. Is that incorrect?

    Here's why we don't recommend an SSD for previews:

     

    Previews require repeated rewrites of the disk. Worse, SSDs have a limited rewrite life. If you put previews on an SSD, that SSD might wear out prematurely after just a few weeks of use (especially since previews often get re-written as many as several hundred times per day). And since such wear and tear is not covered at all under warranty, you could end up spending thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars per year just on SSD replacements.

     
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  • Dvico
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    4. Dvico,
    Jul 31, 2012 1:14 AM   in reply to RjL190365
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    What about the SSDs for AE Global Performance cache?That is not the same case?

    I mean everytime I change something in my AE project previews stored on that dedicated ssd for cache.

     
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  • Jim Simon
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    5. Jim Simon,
    Jul 31, 2012 8:05 AM   in reply to RjL190365
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    previews often get re-written as many as several hundred times per day

     

    Man, what the hell kind of editing are you doing?!

     

    I'd say that on average, with all of PP's realtime capabilities most people don't use previews at all.  And even those that do are probably only writing them a few times per session.

     
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  • RjL190365
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    6. RjL190365,
    Jul 31, 2012 8:12 AM   in reply to Jim Simon
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    Sorry, Jim, but I made an inaccurate assumption that cache files (including previews) rewrite over and over again without the user even knowing it.

     
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  • Harm Millaard
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    7. Harm Millaard,
    Jul 31, 2012 9:49 AM   in reply to Dvico
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    See: Adobe Forums: The SSD myth unraveled

     
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