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Dual Intel X-25 SSD in M6400??

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by willmorg, Oct 20, 2008.

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  1. willmorg

    willmorg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Supposedly my M6400 will ship today. I opted for 2 7200 RPM drives for my configuration. I also selected the quad core processor, 1gb video and 8gb of ram. I was very close to purchasing with SSD drives, but my first experience with SSD wasn't very good. I purchased one of the first XPS 1330 with the 32gb SSD option. I really bought into all the hype and after about 60 days I swapped it out with a 7200 rpm drive. Anyway, looks like SSD drives have improved drastically.

    I was just reading some reviews and performance tests on the Intel X-25 80gb SSD drives. I'm considering buying two for the M6400 and setting them up RAID 0. I really don't care about storage space.

    Anyone have any thoughts or experience with a setup such as this?

    Thanks,
    Will
     
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    What is the lifespan on an SSD? Comparable to disk drive? And are they limited to a certain number of read/writes like memory cards?
     
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    You a Baller by any chance???
     
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    Dual X25m will be nuts. If you have the money, go for it, as they will really speed up your entire system.
     
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    The lifespan of MLC SSD's is much shorter than SLC SSD's, but it's still longer than a mechanical drive.

    Greg
     
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    can the e6500 take dual 2.5 drives ? as i thought the 6500 was the one above the 6400 and im disappointed that i cant use my old modular bay drives anymore but im gettin by with some nice esata speeds , just hate haveing to have to power the esata connection unlike normaly usb 2.5 drives :(
     
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    You just hook up the USB cable as well as the ESATA to power the drive, it isn't like you need to plug it in.

    Plus it looks like ESATA-USB combo cables are on the horizon, as Dell has one for it's E-Series media bay.

    The E6500 will not take dual 2.5inch drives without some hacking away at the travel-light module and an adapter. Sorry.

    Greg
     
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    Does anyone have any links to where i can actually buy the Intel x-25m SSD drive???? Having trouble finding them.
     
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    CDW...
    Looks like I need a few more posts before I can post the direct link. :(
     
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