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    Installing a SSD

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ndudsz, Dec 24, 2010.

  1. ndudsz

    ndudsz Notebook Consultant

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    ndudsz, Dec 24, 2010
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    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    Plug, and play. literally

    run some benchmarks though beforehand and afterwards if you want to be impressed by numbers =)
     
    jiggymf, Dec 24, 2010
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    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    as above, Install, load Windows 7, and enjoy the Ferrari of hard Drives
     
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    Thanks for the help, got it all setup today and its working great! Huge increase in speeds. Should it affect FPS too? I noticed Starcraft 2 was running at a constant 60 unlike before it would go from 40-50, this may just be from a reinstall of OS but everything is working great now. : )
     
    ndudsz, Dec 25, 2010
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