SSD will increase your boot time by about 10%. Not much else.
Lolwut? I've never seen a hard drive based Mac boot in <20 seconds. Even a clean installed iMac seems to struggle booting in 30.
With an SSD, mine regularly boots in 12-15. That's a hell of a lot more than a 10% increase, and it's not even counting the improved app launch times and other benefits.
SSD will increase your boot time by about 10%. Not much else.
am I going to notice substantially faster speeds with an SSD over the faster mini HD? Thinking about getting a mini in the next few months and have been reading much about SSD drives but don't like how small the capacity is
One of the biggest considerations can be storage capacity. In my case I use my late 2009 mini primarily as a DVR for EyeTV. I would love to spend a couple of hundred dollars are so and get a great SSD. The 3GB versions aren't all that expensive anymore.
As a DVR (and backup Mac) I want a lot of storage capacity. The slow OEM 500GB 5.2k Hitachi is getting a little on the full side. The choice of a WD 750GB 7.2k for $130.00 or a really fast Intel 600GB SSD for $1000.00 is an easy one to make for me. The WD drive was a big improvement on my MBP so I'll settle for on on the mini.
If I could live with 250GB my mini would have an SSD.
...If I could live with 250GB my mini would have an SSD.