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e6420/e6520 to release tomorrow?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Netherwind, Feb 28, 2011.

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  1. vtecvaio

    vtecvaio Notebook Enthusiast

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    heinz2005 Notebook Geek

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    The new Intel 320 series 600GB will be my actual choice.
    Intel SSD 320 Series 600GB, 2.5", SATA II (SSDSA2CW600G310/SSDSA2CW600G3B5) | Skinflint Price Comparison UK
    [​IMG] [​IMG]
    I need the 600GB for multiple virtual machines (10GB each and a little headroom for the future).
    [​IMG]
    I hope the price will keep on dropping the next days,
    as I want to buy it next week (my E6520 has now the status "in production").
    Performance of read, write, burst, random and IOPS are ok for me.
    Power consumption is important for me and is quiet good for the speed provided by this SSD (<0,7 Watt idle).
    http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=enter&thispage=00000INTELU012_BGE9079P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID!
    300GB and less are cheaper of cause.
    Both SATA II and SATA III is supported by the E6520.
    But these Intel SSDs actually are only supporting SATA II.
    The Intel 510 series is supporting SATA III, but only up to 250GB.
    Actually I have been using a Samsung 256GB SSD for about two years. The read performance of the Samsung is good. Write performance is kind of weak and support with TRIM-firmware is missing.
    OCZ is fast, but the power drain is to high for my requirements.
    So I will opt for the Intel 320 series for now and maybe later this year I will swap in a future SATA III device.
    SSD alignment is important if you swap in a SSD and replace a disk drive.
     
    heinz2005, Mar 30, 2011
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    Can you explain what you mean here... it sounds important?

    GK
     
    GKDesigns, Mar 30, 2011
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  5. heinz2005

    heinz2005 Notebook Geek

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    Manually:
    SSD Alignment Calculator | techPowerUp

    The "alignment" is the "beginning" of a partition on a SSD to be geared to the first logical sector of the first partition exactly so that it matches a physical memory cell (Page) to the SSD. If this is NOT the case, whlie writing to the SSD's the following happens: Windows addresses a sector, which then goes unfortunately over a page limit of the SSD. So the SSD must take TWO physical blocks mapped to ONE logical block. This costs performance in writing (about 50%). In addition btw a shortened lifespan of the SSD.

    "AS SSD Benchmark" can do an automated check for you (result in the top left corner: "OK" or "bad":
    Alex Intelligent Software - Downloads: AS SSD Benchmark
    You can select Sprache=English.

    Aligning Windows Partitions Without Losing Data - From the Recliner...
     
    heinz2005, Mar 31, 2011
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    Thank you... I will study up on this.

    GK
     
    GKDesigns, Mar 31, 2011
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    The timeline of our E6520 purchase:
    ----------------------DELL--------------------------
    Monday 28.03.2011: offer and booking via e-mail
    Tuesday 29.03.2011: Preparation for production
    Wednesday 30.03.2011: Production
    Thursday 31.03.2011: Shipped via UPS on its way to europe
    -----------------------UPS--------------------------
    China 31.03.2011 11:17
    Shanghai, China 01.04.2011 6:08
    Incheon, Korea, Republic of 01.04.2011 10:36
    Almaty, Kazakhstan 01.04.2011 13:55
    Koeln, Germany 01.04.2011 22:58
    -----------------------------------------------------
    Sheduled for delivery in europe Monday, 04.04.2011
     
    heinz2005, Apr 1, 2011
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    argh!! i ordered mine the same day and its still in production. can you share what options you picked for your model if you dont mind?

    edit. nvm just saw your is a 6520, i ordered 6420. cheers :)
     
    versavice, Apr 1, 2011
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    For all of those thinking of upgrading your E6*20 to SSD, newegg has a promotion today with 3 ssd drives on sale. I purchased the new Intel 510 series 120GB SATAIII drive for $284 with free 2-day shipping. They also have a Crucial C300 128GB for $199 free shipping and a 64GB Corsair for $79 after rebate. Just go to newegg.com and find the Email Promotions page.
     
    vtecvaio, Apr 1, 2011
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    Thanks vtecvaio! Scored a C300 before they went out of stock. Good deal, $55 off the regular price!
     
    odie812, Apr 1, 2011
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