I decided to take the plunge and get a Crucial M4 256GB SSD solely for FSX and I was surprised how easy it was to install. I have nowhere near the skill level of most of the folks here when it comes to DIY upgrades, but after doing a little research on it, I figured what the heck. My ASUS laptop has one huge cover and with the twist of one screw, the hard drive bays were exposed with total install time maybe taking 10 minutes. I was honestly more worried about initializing it upon first boot up, so I googled "initializing new hard drive in Windows 7" for a little reassurance. After that was completed I did a firmware update on Crucial's website. Now comes the fun task of uninstalling all the add-ons along with FSX, reinstalling them on the SSD and keeping track of everything.

 

My confidence may (and I use that term loosely lol) take me to the next level in a year or so and attempt to build a desktop for FSX. Of course I would have to ask a bazillion questions to get it done and make sure I get all the right components, etc. Who knows, I may even splurge for a Haswell processor if the price is right?? It's nice having so much knowledge here on AVSIM, so I know I'll be in good hands if indeed I do a self build. Of course I could take the easy way out and go the cyberpowerpc.com route. We shall see

Your gonna luv that M4. There are faster newer SSD's now, but the M4's are solid performers. I have 4 myself. Enjoy