Precision M6400 Owner's Lounge

The model number of the Samsung drive listed in the referenced link is MCBQE64GBMPP and the current Samsung SSD Drive is MCC0E64G5MPP. Here are the performance numbers for each model:

MCBQE64GBMPP = SATA-1 150Mbps 40Mbps Write speed & 60Mbps Read speed

MCC0E64G5MPP = SATA-2 300Mbps 80Mbps Write speed & 100Mbps Read Speed

I'm sure hoping my M6400 ships with the MCC0E64G5MPP's otherwise they will be going back. Here is a really good article about SSD drives that everyone trying to decide whether to buy one should read:

(wwwDOTanandtechDOTcom/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3403)

And here are some benchmarks someone did with Samsung SSD's in various RAID configurations using the MCBQE32G5MPP's drives which are the 32GB version of the MCC0E64G5MPP's:

(wwwDOTtweaktownDOTcom/reviews/1490/samsung_2_5_32gb_ssd_four_in_raid_0/index.html)

 

Just Got Min!

 

Wow, what an eye opener! I definitely had the crappy SSD version with the slow write performance. I would sure like to hear back from you when you receive your unit with the SSD drives to see if they give you the nice Intel X25M drives. I think the X25-E (Extreme) would be the best solution, but I would have to purchase two of them because they are only 64GB, and they are surely going to cost around $1200 EACH when they come out, and that would be rediculously expensive.

 

Actually, I just checked Dell's website for the M6400 Covet, and the SSD hard drive option they offer is called "64GB Solid State Drive, Hi-Performance [add $554]". Therefore, since it is only a 64GB capacity and not an 80GB, I can only assume that this is NOT one of the nice Intel X25-M drives. Who knows what they are putting in there?

 

I'm hoping it comes with the Samsung MCC0E64G5MPP's as they have better random write performance then the Intel X25-M's which I need for Hyper-V.
The MCC0E64G5MPP's actually do very well in the application benchmarks which is where the rubber meets the road. I just hope my system doesn't get placed on "indefinite backorder".

 

someone who can help me?
i just got min and i open it.
i did't come with a 2 megapixel just like a ordered.
what should i do?
open it and try it out or leave it?

 

Is it a Covet, or did you get charged for the camera? If so, I'd return it for a replacement. You could get a refund, but then you'll have to carry along a webcam with you when you're mobile, along with that power brick.

Unless the camera wasn't really that important anyway. Then just go for the refund, or negotiate a really good external camera as a compensation.

 

wow thats a nightmare no cam, you may as well try it out check everything to see that everything is working and then contact your rep/customer service.

 

no is not a covet i paid for it but i really dont care about the money just that i want my CAM!
AND MY FIPS FINGERPRINT READER DIdt COME! oooh No im pissed!

well im not gonna us instead they are going to put a Quadro 3700 instead of my 2700 with no charge!
oh man im going to have to wait 4 weeks exlusive my 2 weeks waiting for this one.

 

The article you linked me includes this Samsung SLC drive, and it is much better than the earlier Samsung MLC drives, but why wouldn't you want to get Intel X25-M instead? I'm confused by what you said above about the Samsung MCC0E64G5MPP's having better random write performance then the Intel X25-M, because that's not what the chart in the article seems to indicate:
4KB, 100% random writes, IO queue depth 1 IOs per Second MB/s Average Write Latency Max Write Latency
OCZ Core (JMicron, MLC) 4.06 0.016MB/s 244ms 991ms
OCZ (Samsung, SLC) 109 0.43MB/s 9.17ms 83.2ms
Intel X25-M (Intel, MLC) 11171 43.6MB/s 0.089ms 94.2ms
Seagate Momentus 7200.2 106.9 0.42MB/s 9.4ms 76.5ms

Am I missing something? The Samsung SLC is showing 9.17ms of latency and only 0.43MB/s throughput on writes, and the X25-M is showing only 0.089ms of latency and a huge 43.6MB/s throughput!