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    Dell - SSD? Manufacturer? (Germany)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Undying, Jul 25, 2009.

  1. Undying

    Undying Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to buy a new Dell Notebook but I have no clue which type of SSD they put in their models.

    Samsung?

    It's also a litte bit strange that I'm able to select between:

    - 128GB Serial ATA SSDR 128GB Mobility Solid State Drive
    - 256GB Mobility Solid State Drive
    - 128GB Mobility Solid State Full Encrypted Drive
    - 256GB Mobility Solid State Full Encrypted Drive

    Are there any benchmarks in the web? For what should I go?
     
    Undying, Jul 25, 2009
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  2. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    They've been Samsung SSDs in the past and there is little to suggest they would change that.
     
    atbnet, Jul 25, 2009
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Assuming these are all second-gen Samsung MLC drives (the 256GB drives definitely are, but the 128GB drives may be first-gen), you should be getting something like 200/150MB/s sequential read/write and maybe 3MB/s 4k random writes. These aren't really the fastest drives on the market anymore, but they're definitely not bad ones.

    These days I'd say go pick up a second-gen X25-M, though :)
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 25, 2009
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  4. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    For capacity and bang-for-your-buck, Samsung is the best. For pure performance, Intel would be my pick, but they only have 80 and 160GB models right now.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 25, 2009
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  5. Undying

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    Thank you guys. I ask the dell guy if he knows if its a Gen1 oder Gen2 Model.
     
    Undying, Jul 27, 2009
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    Okay I got a Samsung Gen2 ;)
     
    Undying, Aug 27, 2009
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