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    SSD question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by GL4662, May 22, 2009.

  1. GL4662

    GL4662 Notebook Geek

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    Does anyone know if the SSD offered with the XPS 1330 is the same as the one offered with the SXPS 13 and 16? Is it the new samsung model that tested to be really good?

    Thanks!
     
    GL4662, May 22, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Let's see, there are currently 128GB and 256GB solid state drives available for both the M1330, 1340, and 1640. As the respective drives all cost the same on all three laptops, I'd say the respective drives are indeed all the same. That being said, I think the 128GB drive is still the slower, first-gen Samsung MLC (it *might* not be, though), whereas the 256GB drive is the faster, second-gen Samsung MLC.

    Both drive are still good drives though; the 256GB drive might have significantly higher sequential speeds, but since the random speeds are still about the same, you shouldn't feel that much of a difference as it's rare that you'll hit the full sequential bandwidth.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 22, 2009
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  3. hah2110

    hah2110 Notebook Consultant

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    I have the 128 on the 1340 and will never go back to regular. I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in under two minutes. It is insanely fast.
     
    hah2110, May 22, 2009
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