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    External SSD's performance

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by FFZERO, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. FFZERO

    FFZERO Notebook Evangelist

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    I am wondering if it possible to boot an OS (Ubuntu) from an external SSD inserted into the Expresscard (d630 - USB via pc card)?

    If it possible, would there be a huge performance hit instead of using conventional 7200 rpm drive? I am hoping for quicker boot up time and faster program access but do not want to pay for an internal SSD and required more than 64 GB. Thanks for any replies.
     
    FFZERO, Nov 9, 2007
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  2. Rorschach

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    The express card ssd cards have been reported as considerably slower than a regular HDD. Check newegg.com for reviews
     
    Rorschach, Nov 10, 2007
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  3. Lite

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    Yer.. Dont go for it.. Ive heard its tricky to get them to boot aswell... Just what ive heard
     
    Lite, Nov 10, 2007
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    I would think that USB is the bottleneck in even traditional platter hard drives running at 7200 rpm. If you think about it, the average SATA 7200 rpm drive should hit at least 50 MB/s, but when I do disk images (just plain transfer from image to image, no seeking at all, execpt to change to the next track), i get about 24 MB/s to an external 7200RPM drive via USB 2.0

    Firewire is so much better than USB
     
    lambchops468, Nov 10, 2007
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