SSD Now!

Finally decided to upgrade my desktop hard drive to Solid State Disk. Due to the still high price of the SSD, my strategy is to use SSD for system partition (C partition) and use old timer SATA HDD(hard disk drive) for data partitions.

My choice of of system SSD is Kingston SSDNow V+100 96 GB SSD SVP100S2/96G. To make this work, I had to purchased separately a SILVERSTONE SDP08 3.5 to 2 X 2.5-Inch Bay Converter to mount the new small SSD onto the old 3.5" drive bay.

Nikon D7000 Review

Nikon's best mid-range digital camera so far - D7000 

The D7000 is Nikon's most advanced camera at any price. The fact that it sells for $1,200 make it a no-brainer, which is why it's sold out. The D7000 is Nikon's best DSLR ever.

Unlike 2009's crappy D3000, Nikon really did their homework these past couple of years on the D7000, and everything about it just works better than older cameras, technically, artistically and ergonomically.

The D7000 has the highest linear resolution of any Nikon DSLR, and more overall resolution than any other Nikon under $7,500. The Nikon D7000 has technical performance better than every other Nikon DSLR priced under $7,500, and handles better than any Nikon DSLR, regardless of price.

The D7000 certainly replaces the old D300s, at a lower price for even higher technical and ergonomic performance.

This reminds me of 2004 when the new, less expensive D70 came out to replace 2002's D100. Nikon quickly realized it could keep selling the older, inferior D100 at a higher price, so it kept the D100 in the catalog. Nikon actually did this in the mid-2000s, hoodwinking the less informed into paying more for the older D100.

Even though the D7000's technical image quality and ergonomics are stellar, and it's viewfinder is as good as Nikon has ever made for DX, it's still much smaller than the finders of FX cameras. Those of us who shoot all day, every day, prefer the huge viewfinders of FX cameras. We also prefer how we can shoot both 35mm and FX cameras with exactly the same set of lenses. For most people, the D7000 is the camera to get, regardless of price, while FX is still the go-to camera for full-time pros.

Forget the technical mumbo-jumbo; pick up and shoot a D7000, and it just feels better and runs faster than every other Nikon. It's a lightweight, fast, quiet and refined powerhouse. If this were a LEICA, LEICAPHILES would be fainting over the D7000's extraordinary image quality, its refined manners, and the intoxicating experience that is the D7000.

For expensive cameras, I normally order them at Amazon or comparable big sellers. I  If you're in the USA and buy from other than directly from , be careful to check the box to ensure you got a legitimate USA version.