Thank you, Christoph. I will consider your suggestions.
>Hi Dmitry
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>>I will probably get either 250 Gb or 160 Gb hard drive. And these, I think, are fairly standard now. At least when you specify a Dell pc you have a choice of sizes and speed on the same processor and BIOS.
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>Read the writing from Anandtech about SSD Drives that Al Doman gives you.
>Than go searching for an OCZ 120 GB Vertex SSD.
>That gives you a lot more Power than an CPU upgrade.
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>Here is a Link for the Drive:
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http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZSSD2-1VTX120G-120GB-Vertex-Solid/dp/B001NPCTBO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1245047188&sr=8-3>
>Another manufakturer who uses the same controler as zhe OCZ Vertex does, is Super Talent Ultradrive ME. They are cheaper as the OCZ but have the same Power.
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>You can replace the Notebook drive with the SSD and put the Notebook Drive into an external USB Box.
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>Regards
>Christoph
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