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    M17x (r1) - ExpressCard SSD's

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by menengroth, Apr 26, 2010.

  1. menengroth

    menengroth Notebook Consultant

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    Buon giorno.

    Anyone know how expresscard SSD's compare to their 2.5" counterparts, and are they worthwhile?

    Currently looking at them as an alternative to buying a normal SSD so I would be able to keep my current hard drives in use as storage (config in sig) and move Windows & games to the ExpressCard. Having a hard time finding reviews on the current generation of these SSD's which is hampering my decision!

    All help appreciated!
     
    menengroth, Apr 26, 2010
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    Misdemeanor Notebook Consultant

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    ExpressCard will be the most popular choice for end-user SSD notebook upgrades. The reasons?
    * there's less to go wrong, and
    * the whole process is quicker

    The main disadvantage of ExpressCard SSDs is that they are nearly always much slower than the available alternatives.

    Alternative being:
    * 1.8" SSDs,
    * 2.5" SSDs and
    * 1.0" SSDs - which also includes motherboard soldered SSD chips and modules.
     
    Misdemeanor, Apr 26, 2010
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  3. Tristan

    Tristan Garrosh Did Nothing Wrong

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    All three sizes of SSD fit in the M17x right?
     
    Tristan, Apr 26, 2010
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    menengroth Notebook Consultant

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    Granted they won't be as good as the proper SSD's, but is there much of a difference? And are they much better than 2x7200rpm drives in RAID 0?
     
    menengroth, Apr 27, 2010
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    menengroth, Apr 27, 2010
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    nobody? =[
     
    menengroth, May 4, 2010
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