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    M15X SSD - Problem and Models

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Azshalasa, May 9, 2015.

  1. Azshalasa

    Azshalasa Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys!

    I got a problem, ( i think ) my ssd never reach maximum wrinte/read speed, and i'm thinking he is not so much fast than my HD 1TB. Look that pics!

    I chek in Kingston WEB site, and that my ssd can reach 450/450 read/spead.

    And let me know guys , what is ur benchmark with ur HD's? Share it please!
    Post model and print if u can!!
     

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  2. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    Have a read through this guide http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/ssd-tweaks.762363/

    I think this is the most important thing for you

    Make sure write caching is enabled!
     
    fatboyslimerr, May 10, 2015
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  3. Azshalasa

    Azshalasa Notebook Consultant

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    Yah, that was enable. Let me ask, do you have AHCI option on ur m15x bios?
     
    Azshalasa, May 11, 2015
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Bare in mind that the m15x's ports are SATA II and will run at SATA II speeds.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, May 11, 2015
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  5. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    Can still boot windows 10 from cold in under 15 seconds directly to desktop with SATA-II speeds!
     
    fatboyslimerr, May 11, 2015
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Definitely! The SSD will get those boot times for sure. I'm just saying that the most you can get from a SATA II port is around 285-300MB/s on a benchmark.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, May 11, 2015
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  7. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Indeed.. That is the main reason for the speed limitation...
     
    TomJGX, May 11, 2015
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  8. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    My point was, for day to day usage its not much of a limitation, still feels lightning fast. Pretty easy to not even get up to 265MB/s if you don't have wrote caching enabled.
     
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    Agreed :vbthumbsup:
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, May 12, 2015
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  10. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I can tell you one thing.. At least for me, my Crucial C300 felt snappier in my R4 which had SATA 3 compared to the G73JH which had SATA II... I move a lot of stuff around everyday and my SSD has quite a bit of writes on it too... Whichever way, something like an MX100/BX100 is enough for this machine..
     
    TomJGX, May 12, 2015
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  11. TqM

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    I miss the days of waiting a minute or two for files to copy. It gave a nice brief moment of productivity downtime.
     
    TqM, May 12, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I for one don't.. Can't live with out my OS being on an SSD.. It's too slow for me otherwise..
     
    TomJGX, May 13, 2015
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  13. fatboyslimerr

    fatboyslimerr Alienware M15x Fanatic

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    Totally agree. Does my head in when I have to use a computer with hdd. A friend of mine has 3 ssds in RAID 0. From his Pc being turned off he can have Chrome open in 8 seconds.....
     
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    Oh I absolutely agree. I hate working off a HDD, but I also dislike never having a reason to tear my eyes away from the screen. :)
     
    TqM, May 13, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Have to agree with you on that.. I need more excuses sometimes to tear my eyes away from the screen...
     
    TomJGX, May 17, 2015
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