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    M17 who is the maker of the 256 GB SSD?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by DaniaFlAlien, Feb 25, 2009.

  1. DaniaFlAlien

    DaniaFlAlien Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got a bank check heading to my house today to purchase the M17 I ordered. I've ordered an M17 with two ssd's each 256 GB totaling 512 GB. I'm wondering who the maker is of these drives.
     
    DaniaFlAlien, Feb 25, 2009
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  2. Caskey

    Caskey Notebook Geek

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    Samsung In my M17 256GBX2 raid0very fast
    I didn't see that you had the solid state, I don't know who makes them sorry... but for sata its Samsung
     
    Caskey, Feb 25, 2009
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  3. D111

    D111 Notebook Enthusiast

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    If it is the Samsung SSD, there are far better ones out there.
     
    D111, Feb 25, 2009
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    well of course there are. if they'd be using the Intel X-series, they'd be specifically promoting with that...
     
    whizzo, Feb 25, 2009
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  5. sujaym

    sujaym Notebook Enthusiast

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    I upgraded mine M17 yesterday with Intel SSD and I must say it is pretty fast, Vista x64 takes about 22-25 sec to boot ( you can start launching applications) and about 30 sec to shutdown.
     
    sujaym, Feb 25, 2009
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    30s to shut down? ouch... mine shuts down in like 10-15s...
     
    whizzo, Feb 25, 2009
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  7. DaniaFlAlien

    DaniaFlAlien Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wouldn't upgrading cancel out any guaranty from Alienware? I wish they would offer all the top sellers parts for options. Have an option from four or five different graphic cards and ten different hard drives and on and on. That way someone could get the very best of the best and if they want or need to go cheaper, they could choose cheaper parts. Everyone could benefit and be happy. It's almost as bad as dealing with car sales. I know as soon as I get my M17 there will be an option available that wasn't there when I ordered. An Intel SSD for one example. I'll bet that comes soon.
     
    DaniaFlAlien, Feb 25, 2009
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  8. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    upgradeing hard drives and ram does not kill your warrenty ....... and you save hundreds by ordereding them from newegg
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 25, 2009
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  9. sujaym

    sujaym Notebook Enthusiast

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    the shutdown was faster before i started tweaking the registry, the reason it takes longer is because i force the os to delete the page file before rebooting, hence it takes a while. let me see what else i can fiddle with :)
     
    sujaym, Feb 25, 2009
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  10. laststop311

    laststop311 Notebook Deity

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    The make and model of the 256GB Alienware SSD is Samsung PB22-J 256GB SSD, If you read some reviews on it it actually is not that poor of a performer and beat the intel drives on many categories.
     
    laststop311, May 25, 2009
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  11. Matrix_XII

    Matrix_XII Notebook Consultant

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    well my M17 shutdown time normally is 10 to 15 sec too . and start up takes about 20 - 25s . so how is ssd improvement ? anyone know ?
     
    Matrix_XII, May 25, 2009
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  12. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    If you switch to an SSD your start-up and shut-down times will be about half of what they are now.
     
    Rob41, May 26, 2009
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  13. Snowm0bile

    Snowm0bile Starcraftologist

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    I think she is wondering why the Sujaym is having the same start/boot times as her, although he has an ssd.

     
    Snowm0bile, May 26, 2009
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