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    NotebookReview.com Launches SSD Buyer's Guide

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Ben Stafford, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. Ben Stafford

    Ben Stafford Administrator NBR Reviewer

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    If you're thinking about purchasing a laptop with a solid state drive (SSD) or just trying to learn more about them, NotebookReview.com has just launched a buyers guide on the topic.

    The SSD Buyers Guide will walk you through the pros and cons of SSDs and the different types that are available on the market now. If you're ready to delve in deeper, we've even included some of our SSD product reviews.

    Once you're done reading the Buyers Guide, our hope is that you'll have the knowledge to decide if an SSD-equipped laptop is right for you.

     
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Awesome!!!! I think this will be very helpful for everyone! :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Oct 24, 2008
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    It is really good,thx! :D
     
    Xirurg, Oct 24, 2008
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  4. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    You should add the intel you reviewed here -----> http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4647

    To the bottom of your SSD buyers guide.


    Also, i tried to open the thread, but it said the link was invalid (the thread for the SSD buyers guide...not this thread)

    No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

    this happened after clicking on "Discuss"
     
    redrazor11, Oct 24, 2008
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  5. ProfessorShred

    ProfessorShred Notebook Evangelist

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  6. xyz001

    xyz001 Notebook Guru

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    This overview kinda sucks:

    WHY no word about the intel x25-m which aparently blow the competition away?

    Why no overview of speeds on different the different brands so you actually know which one is fastest and by how much?

    Numbers are needed!

    Not just "its super-fast"

    Compared to what?? How fast is a regular 7200 rpm notebook drive compared to a slow SSD?

    .
     
    xyz001, Oct 25, 2008
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  7. FlushedMurdock

    FlushedMurdock Notebook Consultant

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    xyz001, why do you think it is "brought to you by Samsung"?

    The Anandtech article is way better imo.
     
    FlushedMurdock, Oct 25, 2008
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  8. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry, but this is not a SSD Buyers guide.
    After reading this no one knows if he should buy a SSD now or not.
    This is an overview about the SSDs. Not really helpful.

    And your values are senseless, too.
    "latest lineup of notebooks drawing 9-11 watts total under normal use"
    Maybe 20% of notebooks consume only 10 Watt under normal use, but they are really mobile notebooks, but not the majority, with dedicated GPUs, large screens, ...

    You also say nothing about how bad cheap SSDs are, that transfer speed benchmarks say nothing about the real performance of SSDs, the difference between MLC and SLC, that the Intel is MLC, offers the fastest transfer speeds, still is only almost as fast as current SLC drives, because of MLC. You also don't say that only the latest SSDs consume less power than HDDs, cheap SSDs or older consume the same or even more than a HDD.

    Sorry, this guide is not really helpful.
     
    FrankTabletuser, Oct 25, 2008
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  9. D111

    D111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    For a discussion of SSD performance issues using legacy OS like Vista, XP, and applications, go to OCZ SSD Support forum and the SSD freezing thread.

    The problems described can be fixed by following these links:

    http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43460

    http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43525

    A discussion of the technical issues as to why legacy OS like Vista, XP, and Apps like Microsoft Office cause problems with SSDs and what to do about it is here:

    http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42487

    It is interesting to note that these issues arise with ANY commonly available SSD, including and up to fairly modern and well designed ones like the Intel X-25.

    See: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44484


    While the problem in theory, do not need to occur in Linux, many distributions are optimized for HDD use, and thus, have the same problems as Vista and XP.

    Basically, what is needed is to eliminate the HDD optimizations (that causes lots of small file writes like superfetch and prefetch), things like background HDD defragmentation (that causes lots of small file write drive activity), and then, to recode the OS to do things that a good SSD optimizer does like Managed File Technology (MFT) from www.easyco.com.

    With these tweaks, I managed to get a super slow SSD on an Asus eee PC to perform well.
     
    D111, Oct 25, 2008
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