windows 7 pro size on disk

[eazyh]

hi,

so i want to get away with building the smallest portable pc i can.

i want to get an ssd for speed and use windows 7 pro.

my question is what is the amount of disk space a windows 7 pro install will use on the ssd, this would allow me to consider what is the smallest size ssd i can get away with using/??? thnx

 

[i7Baby]

W7 will use 30GB. You'll need at least a 120GB SSD - it will format to 105GB, make a 30GB reserve partition and use 30GB for Windows. You'll have about 30GB spare which you need to keep so your SSD keeps running well.

 

[USAFRet]

W7 will use 30GB. You'll need at least a 120GB SSD - it will format to 105GB, make a 30GB reserve partition and use 30GB for Windows. You'll have about 30GB spare which you need to keep so your SSD keeps running well.

Um, no.
What is this 30GB reserve partition business?

 

[USAFRet]

Get a 120GB or larger SSD. 120, 256, 512...all the same physical size, so that makes no difference in your 'portable PC.

But a 120GB drive will work. However, what are you using it for? A 120 will be quite slim if you are using it for games.

 

[eazyh]

i want to use it for online poker, i only use a poker hud database on my cpu. i think it only takes a gb or two space

 

[USAFRet]

OK.
Just remember that when someone says "only the OS"...it is never only the OS. Windows updates, AV, browsers, etc, etc, etc.
And leaving 10-15% free space for TRIM to do its thing.

So...for your use, with a single drive, I'd suggest a 256GB SSD. A 120GB would work, but you may feel a bit constrained for space in a while.

And it seems that currently a 256GB drive is the sweet spot for price/performance.

 

[das_stig]

64GB SSD for O/S and a small HDD for Windows Updates, Temp folder, swpafile etc etc.