Hp 2510p notebook

[vanita1]

Hello
Had this notebook for somtime now however of late have moved to a faster system due to limitations. Here are some of the upgrades i am considering to make this notebook usable.

Ssd
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Memory
G.SKILL 4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Laptop Memory Model F2-5300CL5S-4GBSQ
Caddy
HP Compaq - 2nd Hard Drive/ Optical Bay Caddy for HP Compaq 2510p
External Multibay
The HP External MultiBay II
USB3
54mm Express Card to 2 USB 3.0 Ports

Questions are these options likely to work? plan to boot from the sdd in the caddy and what are the likely issues i should expect
Thank you

[vanita1]

Come now all you techies give me some feedback - all i need to know if these changes will work and i am on the right track, want to use this notebook again Thank you

[Indrek]

The RAM and caddy look OK to me. ExpressCard won't work because the 2510p only has the older PC Card slot, and I don't think you'll find USB 3.0 cards for that standard.

As for the SSD, SATA III sounds like a waste, the IDE interface in the laptop's MultiBay will be a major bottleneck, but technically it should work, and of course you'll be able to reuse it in the next laptop you buy.

[vanita1]

Indrek
Thank you for the feedback -
- at some stage I will have to let this notebook go no matter how much like using it, the SSD is a purchase keeping in mind future requirements.
- As for the Express Card if you run a check on Cellular factory or for that matter Ebay one can find plenty of options
With your feedback will place orders today
Thanks again and have a nice day
Vanita1

[Indrek]

- As for the Express Card if you run a check on Cellular factory or for that matter Ebay one can find plenty of options

Personally I couldn't find a single USB 3.0 controller in PC Card form factor from a quick check on eBay. Purely out of interest, could you link to one?

And in any case, the 32-bit PC Card interface isn't significantly faster than USB 2.0, so you wouldn't be gaining much with a USB 3.0 card, while investing in an obsolete piece of technology that you certainly won't be able to use with any new laptop you buy.

[Sebl]

I dont think this is a good idea. The Cpu is just too slow to profit from those upgrades.

[vanita1]

Indrek
Here are a few links fyi
Ebay type "expresscard/54" if you do type express card it will not give you any feedback
Expresscard 54 to USB 3.0 Adapter (Fully Inside Laptop) | eBay
Newegg
Newegg.com - expresscard 54
Thanks for your help - have placed the orders will pick the units up when i travel overseas next month.
Please bear with me I do have a customised gaming SagerNotebook with the works which i am usinfg presently besides a toshiba notebook - while it is good the sager is heavy - just bought it couple of months back
Vanita1

[vanita1]

Sebl

Thank you for your feedback and you are absolutely right.

The max Cpu upgrade is the u7700 not much if a difference between the two

- I do have two other notebooks on hand a customised Sager Gaming notebook and a Toshiba notebook the Sager is a recent purchase and presently not looking at another purchase in the notebook segment. The ultrabooks have limitations and like the 2510p I do not understand how Hp went ahead with the Toshiba 1.8" drives in this case considering there is no future path [ workarounds are always not efficient - as is the case with the caddy ].

Seriously I believe that Hdd - Sdd | Ram | Processors must have a future path even in ultrabooks. In fact will go to the extent to say that these upgrades should slot directly into the laptop without the use of a tool, as is the case with the battery pack on the 2510p or an express card [ flip a couple of locks and out comes the old part ready for an upgrade replacement]. All observations are based on practical use of notebooks and by no means have any tech knowledge.

All said and done yes I need a lighter gadget and somewhere down the line if i get tired of it will swap the SSD into the new unit. The ram upgrade has no future - with full knowledge. FYI Play no games or watch movies on any of my laptops so this will be okay for now.

In any case all present notebooks processors will be outdated when production on these new products go on line. [ refer links below ]

links of interest
New hard drive technology is hundreds of times faster - and will allow drives to record terabytes of data every second | Mail Online

Ferroelectric RAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thank you for your feedback
Vanita1

[Sebl]

Well, i like the 1,8" drives. The last geneartion of Toshiba xx33GSG really imrpoved in terms of speed. And nowadays you can buy 1,8" ssd or msata drives + caddy to fit in that 1,8" slot.

[vanita1]

Sebl
Yes I am aware had a look at these two sites before I took the decision.

Link I
Conclusion : Three Generations Of 1.8" Hard Drives Benchmarked

Still too slow for my liking


Link II
Kingston SSDNow V+180 128GB Micro SATA II 3GB/S 1.8 Inch Solid State Drive SVP180S2/128G | ssd 128 Sale Lowest price

Not worth the price and since i now have all 2.5 inch options decided on the Samsung 830

I believe you missed the last section of my previous post.

Vanita1