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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Hmmm. I think that's what I'm going to do then.
Two more questions, though: 1) can I get away with doing the Ghost thing, or should I install everything from scratch? and 2) is it worth it to get the MemEx IPR with it?
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You can image the drive over no problems. It should run normally if you duplicate the drive exactly with one of the various tools out there (Norton Ghost, Drive Image XML, Paragon Drive Backup - which I use). A fresh install would always be a bit faster and cleaner if you haven't been maintaining your OS very well, but if you know what you are doing and have been keeping Windows rot away, you should be fine.
I think MexEx IPRs are worth it on certain parts (like the motherboard or videocard where it costs $10 for 2 years and you don't want to hassle with RMA). These are parts you also cannot be without for the month it might take to get an RMA approved, send the part to the states for warranty, wait for them to do tests, decide what to do, send you a replacement, etc.
With an SSD, most of them have long warranties already and it's a small enough and easy enough part to live without while you are RMAing them if they do break down. You can just use a spare harddrive or your backup (which you should always have) to keep your computer running. Patriot for instance, has something like a 10 year warranty on their SSDs