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    R2 ( help! its time to upgrade to SSD!)

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by yelohotshot, May 9, 2011.

  1. yelohotshot

    yelohotshot Notebook Consultant

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    Whats going on guys, since the release of the R3, i feel the need to upgrade my R2, hell yea!!!

    Im on ebay atb the moment, can you tell me if i should go with this SSD, would it be compatible? is the price fair etc...?

    Help me out guy, appreciate it....


    OCZ 64GB Onyx SSD 2.5" SATA-II - Read 135MB/s, Write 70MB/s 15,000 IOPS

    64GB
    Max Read : Upto 135MB/s
    Max Write : Upto 70MB/s
    Sustained Write: Upto 20MB/s
    Cache : 64MB
    Seek Time : 0.1M/s

    The price is £80 pounds, roughly $120 usd...
     
    yelohotshot, May 9, 2011
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  2. bavman

    bavman Notebook Evangelist

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    No way. You can get a new one just as cheap, plus it'll be a newer model. Have you considered getting a larger size? 64 is barely enough for anything. I have a 120gb one with windows 7, a couple games, and im about 1/2 full already.

    Heres probably the best deal today:

    Newegg.com - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

    use coupon code INTELSSD5X3 for $20 off.

    edit:
    also try saying away from used ssd's because performance and life degrades with usage, and you never know how much that person used it and how much longer it will last with you.
     
    bavman, May 9, 2011
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  3. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    buy an SSD brand new because then you are covered by warranty and you know what you did: ie. you're more aware of what's going in/out and you know the SSD you bought is brand new and not used.
     
    thegh0sts, May 9, 2011
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  4. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, May 10, 2011
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