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    UX32VD-DH71 change disk

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by wmh408, Nov 28, 2012.

  1. wmh408

    wmh408 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I'm thinking about change the hard disk of my ux32vd-dh71 from the original 500+24GB SSD to some 500GB/512GB SSD, has anyone done it before? Does switching to a SSD boost the performance a lot?
    Also, can anyone give good suggestions on the SSD?

    Thanks!
     
    wmh408, Nov 28, 2012
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  2. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    In no order Samsung, Intel or Crucial. How much do you want to spend to spend to speed up loading of all your programs? Also are you happy with you cold boot time with the stock drive?
     
    JOSEA, Nov 28, 2012
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    swifter123 Newbie

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    Hey mate,

    You can not imagine what a difference SSD makes!! I have UX32VD-R3001V (i5 proc., 4 gb ram, GT620M). The original HITACHI hdd is so slow - especially write speed. With all the bloatware installed (120 processes out of the box?!?!!!), all I could hear was HDD scratching and no real performance. So, I did a neat clean install on the internal i100 32GB SSD.

    Boot comparison --- HDD vs. SSD:
    Hitachi shutdown (original, w/ bloatware): ~20 sec.
    SSD shutdown: <10 sec.
    Hitachi Win-7 start-up: ~1 min !!
    SSD start-up: ~17 sec !!

    Not to mention that any program now opens at the press of a button! Before - this brand new powerhorse laptop was so totally bottlenecked by the HDD that its overall performance was at the level of my 7 year old single-core Pentium-M laptop.
     
    swifter123, Nov 28, 2012
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  4. wmh408

    wmh408 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looking at Samsung 830/Crucial M4, budget is around $400. Which one is better? Are there any other options? Thanks!
     
    wmh408, Nov 28, 2012
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    wmh408 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi thanks for the input! Did you do a clean reinstall? Is there anything we need to do with the 24GB SSD came along with the machine?
     
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  6. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Here is a quick overview (you may especially appreciate the included Velociraptor drive to give you an idea of the performance gap between platter drives and SSDs): AnandTech - Bench - SSD

    Here is the Samsung 830 and the Crucial M4 side-by-side (since m4 scored high in their benchmarks, and since Samsung was omitted in that first link): AnandTech - Bench - SSD

    Happy hunting. :)
     
    Prostar Computer, Nov 29, 2012
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  7. wmh408

    wmh408 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you so much! This is exactly what I am looking for

     
    wmh408, Nov 30, 2012
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  8. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    If you want a dual setup, the SSD will have to be mSATA.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Nov 30, 2012
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    I'm glad! Any thoughts yet on what SSD you've got your eye on?
     
    Prostar Computer, Nov 30, 2012
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  10. wmh408

    wmh408 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got a Samsung 830

     
    wmh408, Dec 1, 2012
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  11. wmh408

    wmh408 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I just bought a Samsung 830 today and plan to replace my 500g HHD with it and do a clean install, would it be a problem? What's a dual setup? Not familiar with that term, thanks!

     
    wmh408, Dec 1, 2012
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    shotgunner Notebook Guru

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    I am constantly hearing the scratching of the 500GB Hitachi Hard drive, even when I am just surfing the web. Is this constant scratching sound normal? It is fairly loud! In addition, I am hearing the fan come on fairly often, even when I am using only 5% of the CPU! Are these sounds, noises, and problems to be expected? Or do I have a defective notebook? Please advise.

    SPECS:
    ASUS UX32VD-DH71 Processor Intel® Core™ i7-3517U Processor (4M Cache, up to 1.90 GHz) 17W RAM 10GB (2GB+8GB) 1600MHz RAM Primary Hard Drive 500GB 7200rpm Hard Disk Drive External Hard Drive None External Optical Drive None Operating System Windows 8-Factory Image External Sound Cards None Backpack None Priority Service Standard Processing & Service
     
    shotgunner, Dec 1, 2012
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