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    OCZ CORE 64gig and Gateway 7811 WOW

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by michellelane71, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. michellelane71

    michellelane71 Notebook Geek

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    I just installed a OCZ CORE 64gig in my nre 7811 and installed vista without all the bloatware, I have teh 200gig in the 2nd bay also..

    All I can say is WOW. this laptop is so much smoother now. everything is so snappy! I am thinking about ordering another one on monday and doing raid 0 128gig is plenty for me

    if anymore wants and benchmark just let me know!
     
    michellelane71, Aug 16, 2008
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  2. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    An HDTune bench would be of interest. I'll bet it scores rather well.
     
    Dook, Aug 16, 2008
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  3. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Sure lets see some benchmarks.Are they still expensive?
     
    IKAS V, Aug 16, 2008
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    Diablo Metalhead

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    Diablo, Aug 16, 2008
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    Sharkonwheels Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm....seems there's also a $50 rebate making it $219 after MIR.

    Nice price...


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    Sharkonwheels, Aug 16, 2008
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  6. Syngensmyth

    Syngensmyth In All Seriousness

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    Some highlights from NewEgg reviews (we love to hate).
    AT $219 for 64G I would need more glowing reports because ... well ... size matters. :p
     
    Syngensmyth, Aug 16, 2008
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    ashura Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a lot snappier than my old 2x36 raptor RAID 0 array. Glowing enough? :p
     
    ashura, Aug 16, 2008
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    plazmic Notebook Consultant

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    plazmic, Aug 17, 2008
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  9. Syngensmyth

    Syngensmyth In All Seriousness

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    OK, speedy ... still to small ... no offense intended. :p

    Picture proof of speed, nice.

    I've run Raptor RAIDs and sure the speed is great, sort of. Certain instances of that speed are noticeable but mostly it's just for braggin' rights. I don't do a lot of large file transfers. But when you only have 2 max locations and one is 60G, meh, I'm less excited for now. The day is coming though, I can tell.
     
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  10. plazmic

    plazmic Notebook Consultant

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    Don't forget the the beloved eSATA port :D I'm OCD about what is on my boot drives, only current client / working data. Pictures / Videos / Archives are backed up on multiple media and I keep my most relevant personal data on the main drive usually under 10GB or so. The 128GB wouldn't bother me. But prices are still balancing out, so I'll hold as well.
     
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  11. Syngensmyth

    Syngensmyth In All Seriousness

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    LOL eSATA, I still have to maintain some semblance of "portability" even if it only travels from the coffee table to my lap. If I have to have umpteen wires hanging off the thing I might as well use my desktop, which would severely hamper my couch potato-ness. Or is that potatoe ... let me check my Dan Quayle dictionary.

    But I agree there are always ways and work arounds. I own an eeePC after all (on which I encode all my Hollywood productions) well, send email anyway.
     
    Syngensmyth, Aug 17, 2008
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