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Originally Posted by AdequateRandomGaming
SSDs run on reads. Once you reach a certain amount of reads, their usefulness wanes. A read is every single time you access a program, file, etc.
What I would recommend personally (and that is my current setup as well), is to get an SSD to install Windows and all your programs on. I would get a second non-SSD drive for your regular data (such as your music files).
That way you are accessing programs of the SSD (which is what you want - faster access as SSD technology caches the applications you use the most for quicker access), but you are not ticking the number of reads each time you are playing a song from your list.
If the price difference is a non issue for you, I'd do the 512 SSD as your Windows/Programs drive, and get at least 1 TB or 2TB of a regular spin drive for data purposes.
Given your current usage, you don't need more than 512GB for your boot drive. I would only get a bigger one if you expect to start using more and more applications in the future..and even then.
TL;DR - Optimal setup would be a 512 GB SSD for boot/programs and 1TB - 2TB normal spin drive for data/archives/etc.
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Here is the final order specs showed:
Dell would only let me get 512 GB for the boot drive with SSD... and 2TB for the dual drive... SSD was not available for the second drive.
Also increased the power supply from 360 W to 500 W as per the suggestion of the Dell tech support... hope this was the sensible thing to do.