Dell Vostro 1500 SSD?

Okay, so i've done some digging online, and my Vostro 1500 deffinetely does support a sata-300 Mbps hard drive (even though it came with a 150 one). I'm thinking, i could most likely put an aftermarket SSD in it, even though dell doesn't offer one.

My question is.. what kind of SSD does a laptop use?

I look at newegg.com and if i goto SSD drives -> Sata-II SSD Drives -> it looks like they're all 2.5" ones. Will any 2.5" SSD set for Sata-II physically fit in here?

Is that what goes in laptops?

Also i see on newegg "Mini-PCI-e" SSD drives, and i looked on the back of this thing, and there's a plastic cover that comes off, that has 2 ports in it that look like they would mate to those kind of drives but i'm not sure. Could i Possibly put two of those in those 2 empty ports in the back?

 

I am pretty sure that the mini-pci-e ports need additional circuitry to enable using SSD's with them (at the very least for booting, anyways).

Most notebook computers accept 2.5" 9.5 mm height HD's.

A notebook should be able to use any SSD, but the theory and the reality somethings don't gel so nicely.

For the most impact and highest performance SSD you can buy today, the Intel G2 SSD series are the best by far. I would only consider the 160GB G2 myself. Up to 40% faster than the 80GB model in sequential write speeds and considerably more 'breathing' room as you don't want to fill any SSD to capacity (if you want fast performance from it).

Make sure you download and install the latest firmware for it (v1.5) and whether you run Win 7 or Vista download and install the Intel SSD Toolbox too.

Good luck.

 

Thanks for the quick input! I was thinking booting from the SSD in the hard drive slot, and maybe later adding two other ssd's to the mini-pci-e slots for extra storage (if i need it). I just dunno if those ports support drives or not.

 

No prob. Like I said though, it probably won't work. The ones that do (netbooks) seem to have extra circuits to enable this functionality. But keep researching this - I hope I'm wrong for your sake!

 

i'm only mainly interested in the SSD in the main hard drive slot.. the one that came with this is only a sata-150 drive

not even a sata-300 one.. yeash! so ssd @ 300 will be nice :>

 

You won't notice any difference in notebook mechanical HD's whether they are in a Sata-150 or Sata-300 connection.

SSD's, well, yeah!

 

SSD's should work... 2.5 inch ones... i recommend Intel G2 SSD drives with TRIM and windows 7.... awesome power then and very reliable... get the 80GB version at least.