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    inspiron 1720 ssd

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by muffinman12, Aug 17, 2010.

  1. muffinman12

    muffinman12 Newbie

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    Hi guys, I want to buy the ssd OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB for this laptop but i cannot find any information on wether the laptop will operate at sata 300 speeds and not limit it to 150. If any one has an ssd with this laptop can you please post a reply thanks
     
    muffinman12, Aug 17, 2010
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  2. mikkroik

    mikkroik Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think it would check what motherboard it is under. or if any C2D has Sata 300 ...
     
    mikkroik, Aug 17, 2010
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It should run at full SATA 3Gb/s speeds. I don't have a 1720, but I have a 1420 that runs at the full spec.
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 18, 2010
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  4. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Hmm, Commander might be right, but in my 1720, I had to run the SSD in sata mode rather then AHCI for better speeds. For some reason the SSD didn't operate as fast as in other laptops. I tested a bunch of stuff on it, but just gave up eventually. I gave it to my brother, but told him he's not allowed to sell. It was definately a nice laptop. Not much for gaming, but everything else it did well, and the SSD was a great upgrade to it.

    Black Inspiron 1720 | T9500 2.6GHz | 8600M GT | 256GB SSD | 640GB 5K4 | 4GB DDR2 | Win 7 Pro | 1920 x 1200 | Vantage: 1457 | 3DMark06: 4366
     
    DR650SE, Aug 18, 2010
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