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    My experience installing the Samsung EVO 500GB SSD and an early benchmark

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rjtnag, Aug 12, 2014.

  1. rjtnag

    rjtnag Notebook Evangelist

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    hello everyone
    you might have seen my previous thread on my buying the ssd
    here is my take on it

    the ssd box WP_20140812_002.jpg

    the back WP_20140812_003.jpg

    the contents of the box WP_20140812_004.jpg

    now down to the dirty(albeit beautiful) work

    opening up the cover WP_20140812_005.jpg

    close view of the hdd bays, the one on left is the stock seagate 750 gb WP_20140812_006.jpg

    closer view of the empty slot opened up WP_20140812_007.jpg
     
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    opening up the hdd/ssd caddy WP_20140812_008.jpg

    the brand new drive along the with perpendicular converter(i dont know what its called) WP_20140812_009.jpg

    getting the drive back in nice and tight WP_20140812_010.jpg

    i dont know what to do with the empty hdd slot brace, do i dispose it off? WP_20140812_012.jpg

    one last parting shot before closing it up WP_20140812_013.jpg

    last but not the least :D :p why not use it now!
    WP_20140812_014.jpg
     
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    benchmark done just after cloning my boot drive and before doing any tweaks
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    Thanks for sharing your experience, +1 Rep!
     
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