MyDigitalSSD BP3 256GB mSATA SSD Review Discussion

[Jerry Jackson]

The MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof 3 (BP3) 50mm mSATA III solid state drive (SSD) is a brand new storage solution for notebooks, Ultrabooks, tablets, and desktop computers. The BP3 drives are an ideal solution for notebooks and Ultrabooks with mSATA slots; you can install this SSD as a Windows boot drive, as a second storage drive or you can use it as a cache drive to speed up your primary hard drive give your laptop a speed boost that not only helps with productivity but lowers energy consumption and prolongs your laptop's precious battery life.

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[AboutThreeFitty]

I don't think this was covered in the review so I'll ask it here. In a notebook like a Thinkpad x230 that has a normal HDD and a mSata slot, can you just use the mSata and completely remove the HDD?

[Jerry Jackson]

As far as I know, all Lenovo notebooks with mSATA slots allow you to use just the mSATA slot alone. In fact, the Lenovo systems I've used defaults to the mSATA slot as the boot drive once you put a SSD in that slot.

[Forge]

I was actually looking at this specific mSSD while I'm deciding on what new notebook I want. Usually, one HDD bay is a dealbreaker for me, since I like to run SSD+HDD configuration. I suppose I could take out the ODD and put in a caddy, but I like having my ODD.

However, with mSATA, I can have my cake and eat it too.

[Jerry Jackson]

I'm with you, Forge. I'm not crazy about Ultrabooks that only have a single mSATA slot and no SATA slot, but I absolutely LOVE notebooks that have room inside for both a mSATA SSD and a standard hard drive. I like being able to either configure the mSATA SSD as cache to speed up the HDD or use the SSD as my boot drive and use the larger HDD for storage.

My only concern is I suspect most notebook manufacturers are going to push for just mSATA as they try to make notebooks thinner and lighter. The mSATA SSDs aren't bad ... I just like being able to use BOTH a HDD and SSD.

[John Ratsey]

Thanks for this review. It might not be the fastest mSATA but it looks to be better than the Sandisk U100. I was surprised to discover some in the UK so I've ordered one to go into my Samsung NP900X3B. Double the capacity and a speed improvement both should justify the UK pricing (almost £1 = $1).

John

[chen]

True, the higher capacity mSATA SSD is not very common right now, not sure why Intel opt for the lower capacity ones in their newer models for caching. For me it was down to either MyDigitalSSD BP or Mushkin Atlas (a good alternative IMO).

[wut1997]

MyDigitalSSD 256GB mSATA III SSD- MDMS-BP3-256 $259.99 AC - Slickdeals.net

$20 Coupon!!!

[Forge]

I'm with you, Forge. I'm not crazy about Ultrabooks that only have a single mSATA slot and no SATA slot, but I absolutely LOVE notebooks that have room inside for both a mSATA SSD and a standard hard drive. I like being able to either configure the mSATA SSD as cache to speed up the HDD or use the SSD as my boot drive and use the larger HDD for storage.

My only concern is I suspect most notebook manufacturers are going to push for just mSATA as they try to make notebooks thinner and lighter. The mSATA SSDs aren't bad ... I just like being able to use BOTH a HDD and SSD.

I feel you. My current (MSI GX660R) and previous two laptops (Asus G50vt and G51vx) all had dual HDD slots, so I'm spoiled with SSD+HDD. I can't leave the SSD's speed, but I also can't leave HDD capacity. So I almost passed up the laptop I'm considering, the MSI GE60, since it only has one HDD slot. But alas, mSATA to the rescue! And wut1997 too, with that coupon code.

It also helps I'm not really a benchmark fiend either. If it's a functioning SSD (which means it's faster than an HDD) I'm happy with it. I don't need the fastest fastest SSD on the market.

[Corbu']

Does anyone know what Ultrabooks come with a mSATA SSD? I thought all of them come with a soldered SSD, but at least if I can replace the SSD then an ultrabook looks very tempting to me.