1.8" ZIF PATA SSDs available

[User Retired 2]

is there a way to use a 1.8 ZIF drive in a laptop with 2.5 sata slot as internal boot drive?

See item 3 in the notes on the first post for a ZIF-to-2.5" sata enclosure.

[flatsix911]

is there a way to use a 1.8 ZIF drive in a laptop with 2.5 sata slot as internal boot drive?

This ... DealExtreme: $18.61 ZIF SSD to 2.5" SATA HDD Converter

Nando4 beat me to it

[Alexkass]

thnx

will this work too?

1.8 ZIF/LIF HDD Hard Disk Drive SSD to 2.5 SATA Adapter bei eBay.de: Cables Connectors (endet 31.01.11 04:58:17 MEZ)

[flatsix911]

Yes - no problem.

[User Retired 2]

This ... DealExtreme: $18.61 ZIF SSD to 2.5" SATA HDD Converter

Nando4 beat me to it

On second thoughts I believe those DX enclosures are for 1.3" ZIF modules so would not work with 1.8" drives. Would need this instead:

ZIF CE 1.8 to SATA ATA HDD Adapter 4 Toshiba Hitachi - eBay (item 190388441216 end time Feb-05-11 20:30:14 PST)

Size comparison: 1.8" ZIF HDD versus 2.5" sata HDD

[Alexkass]

ok i see. but the zif port on the converter is on the side. on my zif ssd at the front. is that a problem?

[Alexkass]

any ideas?

[SergWerg]

Hi all!
I have Compaq/HP 2710p (Vista, 4Gb RAM), want to upgrade it's 1.8" PATA ZIF HDD to 60...120Gb SSD and switch to Win7/x64.
What will work faster in my case: native PATA SSD (like Renice K3VLAR), or a combination of SATA SSD + some PATA<->SATA converter?
Speed is more important than battery life (this is a home/office machine).
I can handle DIY solution if there is a significant advantage in either speed or money.
The total budget limit is about 300$
I see people here having the same netbook as mine. Anyone tried many options and got the best?
Please advise!

[User Retired 2]

Hi all!
I have Compaq/HP 2710p (Vista, 4Gb RAM), want to upgrade it's 1.8" PATA ZIF HDD to 60...120Gb SSD and switch to Win7/x64.
What will work faster in my case: native PATA SSD (like Renice K3VLAR), or a combination of SATA SSD + some PATA<->SATA converter?
Speed is more important than battery life (this is a home/office machine).
I can handle DIY solution if there is a significant advantage in either speed or money.
The total budget limit is about 300$
I see people here having the same netbook as mine. Anyone tried many options and got the best?
Please advise!

The DIY.US$15 adapter uses a JM20330 sata-to-pata bridge which I found could not transmit WIn7 TRIM signals correctly. If you don't mind disabling TRIM then could do the DIY.US$15 adapter + US$280 120GB 1.8" Renice X3 (SF1200) SSD. A 120GB SF1200 gets 30MB/s 4kb reads on native AHCI setups as shown.

If wanting a simpler solution then I'd advise getting the Renice K3VLAR which has (i) the Marvell sata-to-pata bridge and (ii) no TRIM issues and (iii) is the fastest MLC ZIF SSD available atm.

Lastly, it's worth reviewing the changeover cost going from a 2710P to a 2730P to see if that may be a better route to get the faster SSD performance.

EDIT: you could ask Renice to consider making a 120GB SF1200 1.8" ZIF unit.

[SergWerg]

Nando4,

Thanks for fast reply.
SF1200 looks great on chart, but as I'll have to hook it to IDE anyway, how much bandwidth you think I'll get finally from some decent 1.8 SATA SSD - can it be close to K3VLAR? What disk you'd advise to use?

Though, as remove TRIM means extra performance downgrade + shorter SSD life span, I am not sure this is the best solution, unless it is much faster than anything else.

Thinking of Renice K3VLAR... I also see Runcore Pro IV is almost the same for money and specs... Could you plz explain why you considered Renice a step ahead in your earlier post here - *HP EliteBook 2710p Owners Lounge* 15-Oct-2010 ?