SSD for OS install drive - Benefit or Detriment?

[Spokehedz]

Data can be on spinning disks, but if the OS was on a SSD would I see improvements anywhere? I may do it just becuase, but if there's a reason not to let me know.

[bigfoot65]

Personally, I don't think you will see substantial speed increase except for on boot. If you use the OS as a desktop clients, there will be some performance improvements as well.

One thing about linux is it needs to be tweaked for optimized SSD performance. You can find hints all over the internet. I see SSD as mostly beneficial for Windows clients in the small scale.

Nothing wrong with using a SSD, but don't expect a big difference in server performance. I used it with Ubuntu for a while and did not see a big difference from the standard hard drive.

I may be wrong and I am sure someone will correct me

[apastor]

You would see boot up times faster. Thats it.

Use the SSD in your PC you use to see the performance increase. i had them in my desktops, and it was great. very fast.

For home server for what we use, stuck to standard HDD's (sata2 or 3).