I recently bought a SSD drive and swapped my system and applications onto it in my 08 mac pro, while leaving my user folder on the HDD and linking to it with the account pref pane. I did this as ...

Use an SSD for your operating system and applications to enjoy fast boot times and speedy performance, and keep an HDD around for bulk storage where speed isnâ t as crucial.

This is also why if you speak to anyone who’ve upgraded to a SSD, they’ll tend to tell you that the biggest noticeable difference is the boot time or the application load speed. Winner: SSD ...