An Introduction to the Solid State Drive

[popextra]

Flamenko.. what are you waiting for? go aheard with the Mtron.

[Les]

Extenuating circumstances and Im waiting for another drive. A comparison will come out shortly after.

[Andrew Baxter]

Extenuating circumstances and Im waiting for another drive. A comparison will come out shortly after.

Ahh, photo evidence. I love the fact they're so bold with the marketing on the packaging. Hopefully it really is the fastest and the numbers live up to their words!

[psychrometric]

Thanks for the great information!!
Will I have to remove my HD in order to install an SSD in my M1330? Also is it possible to get a 16GB SSD express card, install vista on it and keep my hard drive for data?
Sorry for my silly questions.

[Les]

Yes and no... All that is required is to unscrew the 4 HD screws, pull out your HD, slip in the SSD and reinstall the OS.

Presently, the Expresscard will not work as a boot device so it cannot be done that way.

[psychrometric]

I guess I’ll have to wait then. Maybe my next laptop will come with an SSD. I found another thread that someone managed to boot Win XP from an SSD Expresscard in a Sony VAIO but he says that it was incredibly slow…

[Les]

Yes I suggested he post that because it was the first i had heard of with success. I thought maybe it would encourage others to try and increase the boot time and find success in the expresscard.

[CompFreak247]

flamenko, do you mind PMing me or at least replying to this thread after you test it? I'm really interested in the results (I see myself installing an SSD in my 1720 a year or two into the future).

[Les]

Finished testing the SSDs and presently trying to find the time for the article. The expresscard is not worth the installation to use at a boot device. Its very slow.

[radioactif]

Hi there, I finally got my SSD on eBay, the UATA 5000, 1,8". I use it to replace my Toshiba drive in my 2710p.

Let's say it, it's not lightning fast, just very fast now. I particularly appreciate the short wake-up times, and the more fluent usage of the computer, ie the sidebar does not slow the system at all, no delay opening any application...
I'm happy with it, I'll just buy a SSD Expresscard in order to save my important files and sync it.