If you have been looking to make the jump from the traditional hard drive to solid state drive(SSD), then now could be the best time to do that.  Right now, prices have been falling like crazy.

Crucial are the latest case and point. Just today, they have introduced their V4(value) range of SSDs. They provide a read speed of up to 230MB/s and a write speed of 190MB/s.  I should note that these are 2.5″ SSDs so they won’t fit inside an ultrabook, but will fit inside a laptop. You can get a 32GB variation for $50(£33), which should be enough to boot your operating system.

Of course, you will also be able to get a V4 SSD with 64GB of storage for $70(£45), a 128GB variation for $100(£64), or 256GB for $190(£122).