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Just got my E6400 - Now I want an SSD!

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by mvalpreda, Jun 17, 2009.

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  1. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    While Intel's SSDs are faster, they also cost a lot more per GB. If you're on a budget, Samsung's are definitely the way to go. PATA is being removed from most chipsets (ie. the new Intel P45 only has SATA) due to its obsolescence, I doubt there are any good commercial SSDs for PATA. There are a few ones for companies, but they can be expensive. I believe Mtron and Memoright have some in PATA but they'll cost more than the Intel's!.
     
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    which one should i get for the E6400 ? I know it's 2.5" internal HDD, but apparently there are two height options - either 7 or 9.5 mm. The price is the same from my retailer ...

    X25-M: Industry Standard Hard Drive Form Factor

    * 80GB drive: 2.5in by 7mm and 2.5in by 9.5mm options
    * 160GB drive: 2.5in by 7mm and 2.5in by 9.5mm options
     
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    I would go with the 9.5mm height since it is the industry standard.
     
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    Simple answer: 9.5mm.
     
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    It's the same drive with a 2.5mm plastic spacer screwed on. Easily removed if you need the thinner drive later.
     
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    Thanks all ... off to get an X25-M today (assuming they still have some in stock) !
     
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    the x25-m is the best of value / speed / performance / space.

    However, if all fails, and you want the absolute fastest monstrosity there is,

    http://www.storagesearch.com/foremay-2009-july.pdf and contact their sales dept. The specs are unreal, they do a 256gb slc ssd, but they cost a good chunk of money.... 3 figs for up to 64gb, 4 figs for 128 and 256. I'm going to test one out sometime by the end of the year on my laptop.

    Jason
     
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    If anyone orders one of those, I'd be curious to see what controller they use...
     
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    Which ones?
     
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    they have no cache, but they're designed mostly for large enterprise servers. Nothing though says that with a SATA connector you can't put it into a laptop for insanely fast startups and saves and whatnot. Also, since they're SLC they'll be more resistant to dying a quick death. I don't know the controller, foremay wouldn't tell me anything other than it's proprietary and designed for maximum R and W and for maximum IOPS. I'd try to contact them and see. Other than that, it seems promising (though $2,325 for 256GB seems stiff)

    Jason
     
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