E6410 Owner's Thread

I don't think you need a caddy...

Moreover, you can also think buying a Seagate Hybrid SSD/HDD: Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive | Seagate

 

Go with a Samsung PM810 MZ7PA256, it's OEM equipment and one of the few SSDs that are guaranteed to be compatible with the E-series. You don't need a mount or caddy for it, but since it's thinner, you'll need to rest it on the bottom of the laptop while inserting it. There's actually a pretty good deal for these right now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/270953668819

 

That does look like a good deal. Does that model include TRIM support? I know that some of the Samsung SSDs don't have that, and I want to make sure I pick up one that does.

Due to its thinness, once I get the drive inserted into the laptop, it won't move/wiggle, will it?

 

After doing some more research, I think I'm going to change course and pick up a WD Scorpio Black 750GB hard drive instead of an SSD. The WD Scorpio Black is a good performer (but not near SSD, of course) at a great price point. The plan is to use the money I'll save to upgrade my memory to 8GB of DDR3-1333 RAM.

Two questions for the group:

1) Does the WD Scorpio Black play nicely with the e6410? Any known issues?
2) What memory (RAM) brand do you recommend for this system? I'll be looking for two 4GB DDR-1333 sticks.

Thanks again.

 

I have an E6410 I've had for about 2 years. I did not purchase the Flash module originally, but noticed there are some available online. For those who do have it, would you say it's worth adding?

 

It's not worth it to add the FCM, you'll be better off upgrading the memory if it's not already 8GB.

TRIM is supported and it won't wiggle (the SATA connector holds it in place).

Unless you really, really, REALLY need the extra space, mechanical drives are on the way out (especially for portables). Recently I've been pushing SSDs after several of my clients had data loss due to hard drive failures. If you move the laptop while it's running (or even worse, forget to turn it off and put it in a bag), it's easy to damage a HDD that's spinning at 7200RPM. Reliability is the most compelling reason if data is important, but there's also side effects such as more speed and less power consumption.

If you do insist with the mechanical drive, it'll work fine. Compatibility issues exist because of SandForce controllers that some SSDs use, so it doesn't apply to HDDs.

As for memory, I got Patriot 4GB 1333MHz sticks, which are only about $20 on Amazon, so it's a fairly cheap upgrade. You can even sell your existing 2 x 2GB to help recoup some of that cost (I sold mine for $12.50, which put $10 in my pocket after eBay and PayPal fees).

 

I rarely used it.
The startup time is almost the same with Windows 7, at least with my specifications, so I never bothered to use it for real work.
Just for testing and playing around.

Why don't you consider buying the 750GB Solid State Hybrid hard disk drive I suggested you?
It is a great solution for higher performance (fast SATA3 interface and big cache 32MB) than the normal hard disks. Also it is almost as fast as the SSD, but cheaper and without sacrificing capacity.

Considering memory, I have just bought 2x4GB DDR3-1333MHz Kingston sticks at 21euros each.

 

Thanks to both of you guys for your response. The hybrid drive sounds interesting, but I think Robin24k has convinced me to pick up an SSD. I think I really will notice a speed difference with that, and this laptop may end up lasting me another couple of years. (I only wish it had a better GPU, but there's nothing I can do about that one!)

I think I'll pick up the SSD and the memory -- I can't believe how cheap RAM is now.

Thanks again to both of you.

 

Thinking of connecting my laptop to HDTV.
Does anyone know if I can connect it with a displayPort to HDMI adapter and it'll deliver sound?
I have the intel hd gpu. I read that it's possible with Nvidia, but it might be a problem with intel.
anyone here tried it and was able to make it work?

 

I ended up going this route instead of a pure SSD. Do you have this drive in your system? Any problems you've run into? I ordered this from Amazon (along with 8 GB of memory), but Google tells me that some e6410 owners are having problems with this drive.

Thanks again for the recommendation.