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    S-Ata & SSD

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Recercare, Nov 22, 2010.

  1. Recercare

    Recercare Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello

    I am a little surprised that the Asus models have S-ATA 150 controllers. Isn't that unfortunate when installing a really fast SSD? I just checked Lenovo L410 and that model has S-ATA 300.

    I have heard that no mobile chipsets are actually utilizing S-ATA 300. They support the disks, but the performance is still like 150. Is this true ?

    Kind regards
    .lars
     
    Recercare, Nov 22, 2010
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  2. sama98b

    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    They should have s-ata2 .. since ppl pulling more then 150MB/s from ssd-s
    Can't find controller info atm but search ssd speeds on asus forum.
     
    sama98b, Nov 22, 2010
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    FelixC Notebook Consultant

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    Had a quick look and I've found two examples of Asus laptops equipped with SATA 300 drives, this N61JQ and this G50Vt. Just guessing here, but would Asus bother putting in SATA 300 drives if they couldn't take full advantage of them? Or is it just a matter of drives availability?
     
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  4. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    There isn't a single mechanical HDD on the planet that can saturate a SATA150 connection. The fact is, however, that it is hard to find a drive manufacturer that hasn't moved exclusively to -300 drives a couple of years ago, and since it's back-compatible with -150 no one in the industry cares much.

    The newer Sandforce-controller SSDs are starting to push the limits, and desktop class -600 chipsets are coming next year.
     
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  5. Recercare

    Recercare Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, there's no point in buying a Corsair F120 SSD with 285/275MB/s read/write speed if the laptop has S-ATA 150 ?

    Kind regards
    .lars
     
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    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    s-ata1 (150) is max 150MB/s so ssd will be limited
    s-ata2 (300) 300MB/s (Mbyte not Mbite)

    g60j mobo should be sata2 too
     
    sama98b, Nov 22, 2010
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    I'd kinda like to know that as well, I was about to bite the bullet on an OCZ Vertex 2, but this chipset limitation is confusing me. I've seen plenty of claims around here about the SSD improving system speeds and responsivenss, do other manufacturers aside from Asus employ SATA 300 capable chipsets, is that the reason?
     
    FelixC, Nov 22, 2010
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