Sure you can get by with 128GB but I find most are griping about it later. My last Crucial M500 240GB drive was caught on sale for 99 bucks. Keep shopping if need be.
For 80, see http://computers.woot.com/plus/internal-solid-state-storage?ref=gh_cp_4_wp_3
I'm not ready to upgrade my desktop, so I'm considering adding an SSD to speed it up a little bit (or a lot). Storage size is the sticking point for me. Most recommendations are for a SSD for the OS and program files, and keep your hard drive for documents. Does this setup negate any speed benefits, i.e. documents are still being written from and to a HDD? The performance hogs on my pc are Lightroom and Photoshop. If only the OS and programs are necessary, then a 128gb drive will suffice, and the improvement should tide me over until I'm ready to buy a better pc.
Thanks for any input.

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