I recently had an incident where my laptop got banged closed hard while operating, and screwed up the hard drive. I'm looking to avoid a repeat of that if at all possible. Would a quality SSD be less susceptible to shock damage than the mechanical HDD?
SSD or keep the mechanical drive?
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Absolutely since there's no moving parts in an SSD.
Picture a SSD to be a big SD card you stick in your digital camera.
It's just raw memory.
It's just raw memory.
Yes, they do not suffer from shock damage unless we're talking a direct blow, which could break anything.
They are also way faster, even if your computer doesn't support the latest SATA bus speeds.
They are also way faster, even if your computer doesn't support the latest SATA bus speeds.
SSD. Better battery life, faster, lighter, far more resilient to abuse. They're cheap these days so there's no reason not to.
What about a Samsung 840 Series SSD? I've heard many good things about those. I don't store a lot, and have spare HDD's out the ying-yang for extra capacity.
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What about a Samsung 840 Series SSD? I've heard many good things about those. I don't store a lot, and have spare HDD's out the ying-yang for extra capacity.
The 840 "Pro" series (there is a cheaper non-Pro) is one of the fastest you can buy today. I have one in my work laptop.
Go for it.
What about a Samsung 840 Series SSD? I've heard many good things about those. I don't store a lot, and have spare HDD's out the ying-yang for extra capacity.
The 840 "Pro" series (there is a cheaper non-Pro) is one of the fastest you can buy today. I have one in my work laptop.
Go for it.
Sorry to hijack but I am thinking about getting an Intel SSD for my laptop I use at work. What kind of connector cable do I need to do the image transfer of my existing drive onto the SSD?
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Sorry to hijack but I am thinking about getting an Intel SSD for my laptop I use at work. What kind of connector cable do I need to do the image transfer of my existing drive onto the SSD?
You should be able to get a usb to sata cable for a few bucks on ebay or elsewhere. For laptop drives a external power supply shouldn't be necessary.
Sorry to hijack but I am thinking about getting an Intel SSD for my laptop I use at work. What kind of connector cable do I need to do the image transfer of my existing drive onto the SSD?
You should be able to get a usb to sata cable for a few bucks on ebay or elsewhere. For laptop drives a external power supply shouldn't be necessary.
I removed the Wireless Card that formerly resided in my laptop's mini-PCIe slot, and installed one of these badboys..
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Stealth drive, still have a 500GB mechanical drive in the HD bay for big data. And an external ExpressCard wireless adapter.
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Stealth drive, still have a 500GB mechanical drive in the HD bay for big data. And an external ExpressCard wireless adapter.
I cant imagine my world without SSD!!
The amount of storage you get is low , but you should keep your pictures/music/stuff on your external or on cloud.
SSD will take over , I mean compred to two years ago prices have droped almost 3 times.
If you can get over small amount of storage, its a WIN!!!
I have proudly owned 6 Kingstron HyperX ( the blue and grey ones) and none have failed, erroed, or antyhing. I would HIGHLY recomend them.
The amount of storage you get is low , but you should keep your pictures/music/stuff on your external or on cloud.
SSD will take over , I mean compred to two years ago prices have droped almost 3 times.
If you can get over small amount of storage, its a WIN!!!
I have proudly owned 6 Kingstron HyperX ( the blue and grey ones) and none have failed, erroed, or antyhing. I would HIGHLY recomend them.
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I have an SSD in my netbook. The battery life went from 6 hours to 9.5/10 (depending on usage). It's pretty nice for travelling!
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Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
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Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
I still like the Crucial m4 for reliability- you can get a 128GB one for like $120-$130. There are better performing drives, but I doubt anyone would really be able to tell the difference between them. I have two, a m4 64 and a 256GB. Plus the NAND in these is usually made in Micron/Intels IMFT fab in Utah.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
I still like the Crucial m4 for reliability- you can get a 128GB one for like $120-$130. There are better performing drives, but I doubt anyone would really be able to tell the difference between them. I have two, a m4 64 and a 256GB. Plus the NAND in these is usually made in Micron/Intels IMFT fab in Utah.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
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Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
newegg has a deal right now 20% off coupon on 128gb samsung 840 pro, comes out to $116 with free ship.
http://promotions.newegg.com/neemail/latest/index-landing.aspx?cm_sp=emailsub-_-homepage-_-promo
Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
newegg has a deal right now 20% off coupon on 128gb samsung 840 pro, comes out to $116 with free ship.
http://promotions.newegg.com/neemail/latest/index-landing.aspx?cm_sp=emailsub-_-homepage-_-promo
wkcars mentioned the NewEgg sale on the Samsung 840 drives going on now. I purchased the base-line (non-Pro) 128GB for $89 delivered (with tax here in TN).
I chose not to buy the 256GB non-pro as it's ratings weren't as high as the 128GB model.
$89 for a 128GB! Plenty of room for the OS, Office and about 50GB or so of your own data.
Life without SSD's? No thank you.
I chose not to buy the 256GB non-pro as it's ratings weren't as high as the 128GB model.
$89 for a 128GB! Plenty of room for the OS, Office and about 50GB or so of your own data.
Life without SSD's? No thank you.
Originally Posted By: Brenden
Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
I just bought an Intel 335 120GB for $148 on Amazon with free shipping. I got the Intel one because it has a 3 year warranty and they give you the clone software.
Just curious, what do you guys recommend for a cheap (sub $150) SSD?
I just bought an Intel 335 120GB for $148 on Amazon with free shipping. I got the Intel one because it has a 3 year warranty and they give you the clone software.
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SSD definitely...
I have found a few odd crashes with my Crucial m4. It is not recognized by my T500. My typical restore which works for whatever reason is load the Windows Repair disk select repair it fails and then works.
The Crucial support has an excuse they don't recommend a SSD in docking station which is where my issue seems to happen removing the power cord from it.
Hopefully other SSD's are more reliable.
That being said I love the performance of the SSD. However this hitches are not for the faint of heart IMHO.
The Crucial support has an excuse they don't recommend a SSD in docking station which is where my issue seems to happen removing the power cord from it.
Hopefully other SSD's are more reliable.
That being said I love the performance of the SSD. However this hitches are not for the faint of heart IMHO.
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