Do thin provisioning for them? On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Agreed. > > At this point, however, with (at a guess) ~40gb per VM, that gives me > about 6 VMs. > > For what I aim at doing, that should be sufficient. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> > wrote: > > If you think you can fit all your VMs onto a 256GB drive, then getting a > 512GB would be a waste of money. In another year or two they'll be cheaper > again and you can re-buy if you need more space down the track. However, if > you need >256GB now, then I think $350 is a bargain for the space & > performance you get. I suppose it depends on what your time is worth to > you. FWIW I paid about $500 for mine ~15 months ago. > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 10:53 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... > > > > At $350 and up, I think that's a little spendy. > > > > However, the 256gb versions might well fit in my budget. > > > > Kurt > > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> > wrote: > >> USB3.0 - it is bus powered. Get a 512GB SSD, and put it into a USB3 > enclosure. > >> > >> I have the Crucial M4 512GB - they can be had for a good price, plus > >> 256GB internal SSD. Gives plenty of space for VMs in my experience. I > >> also have a 128GB SD card for storing commonly used ISO files > >> > >> Cheers > >> Ken > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 6:37 AM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: Webster's question is very timely... > >> > >> I didn't want to drag his thread off topic, so I'm starting a new one > >> > >> Not to brag (much), but I just picked up a Dell Precision 4600 laptop > >> at a really good price - it's a quad-core machine with Win7 Pro, 16gb > >> RAM and an ATI Firepro video card, 1920x1080 display (15.6") and a > >> 256gb SSD. ($1600 - sale still going as far as I know.) > >> > >> Problem is, I'm pretty sure I made a small mistake. That 256gb drive > just isn't big enough to hold the VMs I want. I should have gone with the > 128gb minicard and a 1tb hard drive. > >> > >> So, I'm also looking for an external drive, either USB3 or eSATA - if > you had the choice, which would you choose for putting in the laptop case > for extra storage? > >> > >> Kurt > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
