The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Kingston HyperX 120SSD Question?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by R3KINGS216, Mar 28, 2012.

  1. R3KINGS216

    R3KINGS216 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Question about Kingston HyperX 120 SSD

    Has anyone tried installing this on m11x? I just order me an alienware m11x R3 Intel Core I5 1.6 to 2.4 Turbo Boost and i want to changes my changes the hard drive. Is this a good drive for this system? I read the review on this and they are having freezing problem and bsod on it. If anyone have any other suggestion on SSD drive please feel free to make suggestion. Thank you in advance. :)
     
    R3KINGS216, Mar 28, 2012
    #1
  2. Rishwin

    Rishwin Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    215
    Messages:
    886
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Crucial M4 128GB, nuff said. You will never regret buying one.
     
    Rishwin, Mar 28, 2012
    #2
  3. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

    Reputations:
    1,086
    Messages:
    4,643
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I have to agree with Rishwin the HyperX that I have in my Clevo is fast very fast in fact I see 530mb/s sequential reads and my writes are faster than the M4 by about 60mb/s but in the UK you are looking to pay £30 more so it is not worth it.

    The HyperX Is a very good drive but I only got mine as a deal with my Clevo I picked up an M4 for my M11x. The exta 8GB will also mean you come away with 120GB of usable space as well compared to the 112GB on the HyperX.

    They are both plug and play and will both work perfectly well at SATA III speeds I had my HyperX in my M11 when I first got it till my M4 arrived and it performed as well as it should do.
     
    Yiddo, Mar 28, 2012
    #3
  4. R3KINGS216

    R3KINGS216 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thank you both for the help. As for installing do you have any problem like bsod or freezing on both hard drive.
     
    R3KINGS216, Mar 28, 2012
    #4
  5. Rishwin

    Rishwin Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    215
    Messages:
    886
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Nope, had my 128GB Crucial M4 in my M11x R3 for 3 months now and have not had a single issue. The laptop is in use probably 18 hours a day.
     
    Rishwin, Mar 28, 2012
    #5
  6. R3KINGS216

    R3KINGS216 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    So i think I'm gonna go wit yall's advice and pick me up with one of those. Im not really a hardcore gamer just some videos, browsing, couple of games, etc. This is really an upgrade for me from an asus netbook. I've been reading a lot of good reviews about this one and i think its the best bet for my needs. Thanks for your help cant wait for it to come.
     
    R3KINGS216, Mar 28, 2012
    #6
  7. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

    Reputations:
    1,086
    Messages:
    4,643
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    105
    SSD's from Amazon seem to come with the latest firmware these days my HyperX did and so did my M4 so you should not face any issues as these two have been out a while now.

    A definate purchase.
     
    Yiddo, Mar 28, 2012
    #7
  8. R3KINGS216

    R3KINGS216 Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Definitely gonna check that out? Thanks for the tip.
     
    R3KINGS216, Mar 28, 2012
    #8