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    Crucial RealSSD c300 1.8" 64gb (sata i, ii compatibility).

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by vavabavava, Oct 12, 2010.

  1. vavabavava

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    hi,

    I was considering modding my Thinkpad x41 so that it uses SSD with sata interface.

    I have seen the intel g1 works with X41 and the transfer speed is limited to 1.5gb/s.

    Micron's website states that the C300 is backward compatible to SATA I and II but Crucial's product info on C300 only states that it is backward compatible to SATA II.

    Is anyone using RealSSD C300 with SATA I?

    thanks.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    SATA/600 is backwards compatible with SATA/300 and SATA/150.
     
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    How you gonna do that?
     
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    I'm wondering too.. also i don't know off 1.8" C300 SSD's...
     
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    x41 does come with SATA chipset but it is somehow converted into PATA.

    I know someone who does specific modifications to thinkpad and the following is what's posted in his blog

    http://cafe.naver.com/thinkpads/2038

    well, it is hard to sign up when the website is in korean..
     
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    thanks for the confirmation
     
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    They use a SATA to PATA bridge, lord knows why. I don't know what they're charging you to do the mod, but they do make SSDs for the X4x machines. You can get them on eBay. I think the 32GB is around $100. They go up to 128GB. I don't see a reason to get a crucial drive as the systems going to be capped anyway. One of those would offer much better/quieter performance than a standard X4x machine.
     
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    I don't think it will cost more than $30 for him to do the mod.

    I used to have Mtron 3018 (32gb, SLC) for x40 but I had to sell the x40 (mint) for $140 to my roommate.... I was doing a favor....... i guess..

    the modder has a bios fix for non-lenovo certified ssd posting error during boot up and I think the $30 covers the bios mod too.

    I was thinking of getting one of these for about $180,
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170540368094&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

    but i heard that it is capped at 30~40 mb/s for sequential read and write.

    so I just thought, why not pay $130 for RealSSD C300 64gb 1.8" which support trim and garbage collection + modification fee, compared to the $180 lenovo certified ssd (samsung 64gb SLC)

    please let me know if i am making a proper choice.
     
    vavabavava, Oct 12, 2010
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