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    Building an M17X, recommended hard drive?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Janth, Mar 20, 2010.

  1. Janth

    Janth Notebook Guru

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    Hey all, first post to these forums, right now I plan on building an absolutely pimped out M17X when I return from Iraq. Price is not an issue so I've been considering the SSDs, however I've also been reading how they eventually slow down to a crawl because the actual act of writing on itself wears itself down at an advanced pace compared to regular HDDs

    If thats true then no bueno, I'll stick with 1TB raid 0 7200 rpm HDD

    Could any of you guys steer me in the right direction on this subject? PS- drooling of the thought of my M17X when I get home :p
     
    Janth, Mar 20, 2010
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  2. Maxamilus

    Maxamilus Notebook Consultant

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    Just get a regular HDD, and buy a TRIM enabled SSD elsewhere. You'll probably save a ton, and guarantee a SSD that won't suffer from the slow down.
     
    Maxamilus, Mar 20, 2010
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  3. Janth

    Janth Notebook Guru

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    TRIM enabled prevents the SSD from having the slowdown problems?
     
    Janth, Mar 20, 2010
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    denogun Notebook Consultant

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    denogun, Mar 20, 2010
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    The Samsung SSD's are TRIM enabled now. They are not terrible. Obviously not the best. But for the price/size, they are a pretty good deal as gar as GB/$ goes. The Intel x25-M is the best drive but at nearly around $450 for 160GB, quite expensive. This is coming from some one who just purchased two Samsung 256GB and two Intel x25-Ms at the same time. I'm using a Samsung in my M11x for space/speed. Intels are for the M11x. Other Samsung will be for the Inspiron 1720.

    Last thing, get home safe! Purchase through EPP. See the link in my sig for details. Military qualifies.
     
    DR650SE, Mar 20, 2010
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  6. Janth

    Janth Notebook Guru

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    the EPP tidbit and your well wishes are much appreciated :eek:

    I think I'm just going to go with the 1TB raid 0 7200 rpm HDD, assuming there isn't a better option added later on like *crosses fingers* ATI 5870 :rolleyes:
     
    Janth, Mar 20, 2010
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    jared_good Notebook Consultant

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    The Torqx M28 Solid State Drives are supposed to be really good. But its like $750 for a 256GB. It does have a HUGE 128MB DRAM Cache though.
    http://patriotmemory.com/products/g...8&group=Torqx M28 Solid State Drives&catid=21
    http://www.patriotmemory.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2922

    Available in 128GB and 256GB capacities
    Interface: SATA I/II
    Raid Support: 0, 1, 0+1
    256GB and 128GB: Sequential Read: up to 220MB/s Sequential Write: up to 200MB/s
    128MB DRAM Cache
    3.5" bracket included
    Shock Resistant: 1500G/0.5ms
    Vibration Resistant: 20G/10~2000Hz with 3 Axis
    Operating Consumption & Power:
    DC 5V
    <244mA
    1.2W
    Operating Temperature: 0°C~70°C Storage Temperature: -55°C~ 95°C
    MTBF: >1,000,000 Hours
    Data Retention: 5 years at 25°C Data Reliability: Built in BCH 8, 12 and 16-bit ECC
    O/S Support: Windows® XP and Vista® Linux, and Mac OS X®
    Dimensions: 99.88 x 69.63x 9.3 mm
    Weight: 91g
    Certification: FCC/CE/RoHS
    10 Year Warranty
     
    jared_good, Mar 20, 2010
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