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    Cheap SSDs?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kittie Rose, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. Kittie Rose

    Kittie Rose Notebook Evangelist

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    I was thinking of replacing the SSD in the EEEPC 901 with either A) A higher capacity one, B) A faster one, or C) both depending on the price.

    Any recommendations? Where does the SSD in the 901 rank speed wise? Not that well I imagine? Ideally I'm looking for a 16 gig SSD that's slightly faster/less crap than the one in the 901, but not necessarily as good as a runcore.

    Basically the Runcores are a little pricy or me, so I'm looking for something a step down.
     
    Kittie Rose, Apr 14, 2009
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  2. Swingman

    Swingman Notebook Consultant

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    Can you even replace an SSD in the EEE?

    I was thinking the SSD was soldered to the motherboard but there's so many versions of EEEs that I could be mistaken.
     
    Swingman, Apr 14, 2009
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  3. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    no, it's plugged in on pcie port. you can replace it. at least in the 900 i have around here. the 901 should be replaceable, too.
     
    davepermen, Apr 14, 2009
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    cool

    i don't think i was able to remove the ssd on the 701 I used to own.
     
    Swingman, Apr 14, 2009
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  5. Kittie Rose

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    You can't replace the 4 gig one on the 901, so I imagine the 701 has just that 4 gig one. Must be a lot of empty space in the 701s though.
     
    Kittie Rose, Apr 14, 2009
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    I don't think it's impossible to have both with a good bargain price, try browsing for online sellers of SSDs..
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 15, 2009
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