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New M6500 Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Quido, Dec 1, 2009.

  1. keithsnell

    keithsnell Notebook Consultant

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    Good to know. Thank you!

    Keith
     
  2. YiannisS

    YiannisS Notebook Geek

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    So, would you suggest ordering the m6500 with an SSD pre-installed (for the OS) or will its performance deteriorate after some time?
     
  3. dezoris

    dezoris Notebook Consultant

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    Personally I dont want to roll the dice on what Dell ships for an SSD drive.
    Its not like the mechanical drives where you may get a Seagate or Western Digital. And even in that case both are good.

    In the SSD world not all drives are equal.
    You are better off picking your own and you will get better performance and likely save money too.

    These are pretty much the fastest performance and most stable for the money right now:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227470
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227395
     
  4. YiannisS

    YiannisS Notebook Geek

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    @dezoris: Thanks for the info. I agree that we should not stick on Dell's SSDs.
     
  5. epz

    epz Notebook Guru

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    It was a £65 upgrade for me and I already have another disk I will use as mass storage so its pretty much only an apps drive.


    If your using apps that are even touching the disk then an ssd is a worthwhile call as disk access is so much slower than any other part of the system.
     
  6. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    I may get mine by then too with the overnight shipping...I expect a flurry of posts on this thread in a week to 10 days....lol :D
     
  7. worldww3

    worldww3 Notebook Geek

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    lol yah, but mine already shipped as of today. :)
     
  8. skypx

    skypx Notebook Consultant

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    I wouldn't. I agree with dezoris assesment. OCZ's Vertex is the best overall SDD to date. More info is available here.
     
  9. theZoid

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    How about some pics for those of us who still are drooling? :p
     
  10. keithsnell

    keithsnell Notebook Consultant

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    I agree with others that given the choice, OCZ Vertex would be my first choice, followed by Intel, then Samsung.

    However, price comes into play too. Based on the deal my Dell rep gave me, I was able to upgrade to a 256GB Samsung (I'm fairly certain that's what Dell is using) for about what I would pay at Newegg for a 128GB OCZ Vertex. (The Vertex isn't that much better than the Samsung.)

    To answer your question about deterioration over time, the performance of the Samsung SSD won't deteriorate over time, as long as you periodically let the system sit idle (logged off the system) so that the drive can "clean" itself. A couple of hours per week of "idle" time should be sufficient. This is definitely much less hassle than having to defrag a magnetic drive, although more hassle than required by the Vertex or Intel drives, which implement Windows 7 TRIM functions.

    If your Dell rep is willing to give you a break on the price of upgrading to the 256GB SSD, then it might be worth it to go with the Dell SSD. Otherwise, your money is better spent buying a Vertex (or Intel) and installing it yourself.
     
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