I'm deciding on an m.2 ssd for my lafite laptop - purchasing from amazon.
Should I get a 250gb ssd or a 500gb ssd?
I will have two OS' installed: Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu.
I don't know how much space Ubuntu + Ubuntu programs will take up. My current Windows OS takes up around 100gb - only the installed programs - I would like to leave at least 50gb extra for windows in case at some point I decide to install another large program - such as microsoft word.
I will partition the ssd with 10gb for Ubuntu itself - another partition for programs.
My question is, how much space should I reserve for Ubuntu programs?
I feel like just getting a 500gb ssd just in case, but it'll really bother me if that extra space ends up being a waste if I just uninstall Ubuntu or if I don't install that many programs for Linux. Then again, I may end up installing extra distros so in that sense I guess I would need the extra space.
I think it's worth noting, the cheapest at 250gb is around £90, though I am likely to buy a £120 Kingston (if I go for 250gb)one as it has a TBW of 240TB - will come in handy as I hibernate often and use software encryption such as truecrypt - will wear out ssd faster. Alternatively, I could go for a £150 500gb m.2 ssd. Though the 500gb will have the same TBW as a 250gb £90 ssd which isn't a good thing.
So my Qs:
1) How much space do you think I should reserve for Ubuntu? Program purposes: Office programs such as LibreOffice/other alternatives, programs to run media such as movies and songs, IDEs for programming, browsers, and possibly other programs which I have not thought of yet or have not got a need for yet.
2) Should I go for the 500gb ssd instead? I am likely to end up using sleep more often anyways so I don't think the TBW (total bytes written) will make too much of a difference. I just want to know if because of my 2 OS setup, I should go for a 500gb ssd instead?
Thanks
Should I get a 250gb ssd or a 500gb ssd?
I will have two OS' installed: Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu.
I don't know how much space Ubuntu + Ubuntu programs will take up. My current Windows OS takes up around 100gb - only the installed programs - I would like to leave at least 50gb extra for windows in case at some point I decide to install another large program - such as microsoft word.
I will partition the ssd with 10gb for Ubuntu itself - another partition for programs.
My question is, how much space should I reserve for Ubuntu programs?
I feel like just getting a 500gb ssd just in case, but it'll really bother me if that extra space ends up being a waste if I just uninstall Ubuntu or if I don't install that many programs for Linux. Then again, I may end up installing extra distros so in that sense I guess I would need the extra space.
I think it's worth noting, the cheapest at 250gb is around £90, though I am likely to buy a £120 Kingston (if I go for 250gb)one as it has a TBW of 240TB - will come in handy as I hibernate often and use software encryption such as truecrypt - will wear out ssd faster. Alternatively, I could go for a £150 500gb m.2 ssd. Though the 500gb will have the same TBW as a 250gb £90 ssd which isn't a good thing.
So my Qs:
1) How much space do you think I should reserve for Ubuntu? Program purposes: Office programs such as LibreOffice/other alternatives, programs to run media such as movies and songs, IDEs for programming, browsers, and possibly other programs which I have not thought of yet or have not got a need for yet.
2) Should I go for the 500gb ssd instead? I am likely to end up using sleep more often anyways so I don't think the TBW (total bytes written) will make too much of a difference. I just want to know if because of my 2 OS setup, I should go for a 500gb ssd instead?
Thanks