Are you using SSDs already ?
goodkarma: I've been wanting a SSD for weeks now. I think hard drive speed is why Windows XP is running so slow for me (via VMWare on my Mac).Downside is I've got a 320 Gb hard drive so need something somewhat comparable.  Bigger SSDs are still not cheap!  Saw the 250 Gb ones on Amazon for about $600. Almost bought it yesterday, but decided to wait until after my next trip..