Doesn't Notice SSD Benefits

I installed an Intel X25m 80g G2 drive on my Lenovo x120e.
From shutdown to desktop, I takes about 35 seconds.
With that time, netbook isn't even connected to the router and programs doesn't seem to open quickly like advertised.
My old 15in hp which runs a 7200 drive has almost better time than this.
I don't know if I'm overreacting too much but I believe that it should be a little snappier since its on a netbook.

Here's what I did so far:
I did clean install on it (didn't clone)
Ran Intel Toolbox
Installed basic programs
AHCI Mode
Disabled AutoDefrag

Thanks for all replies!

 

What was the original boot to desktop time before the ssd upgrade ?
I would expect 25 sec to desktop
Follow the steps in this guide
The SSD Optimization Guide | The SSD Review

 

I don't know the original boot since I installed SSD right when I got the netbook.
I'll try those tips on the guide when tomorrow.
So I should be getting around 25sec from shutdown to desktop?

 

Depending on startup programs,and tweaking as per that guide
My Intel ssd gets 25 sec to desktop

 

Even with a SSD - the Atom processor still will be your bottleneck and the source of your lag. (have one in my netbook).
Boot-up is OK, but you can actually then see the improvements when using it. Starting programs etc. The SSD made enough of a difference to make it a work travel companion. Before the SSD it was just too slow to allow me to function.
Easy test - run a full AV scan and try opening another few apps - with the SSD it will do it with some greatly improved responsiveness.
It will help but don't expect 'wow' on a netbook.

 

So have some other benefits more applicable to a netbook:

- Battery life will be much better
- You run much less chance of breaking it if you drop it, or it vibrates a lot when travelling

 

The exact opposite is true. Your system isn't super-responsive and snappy *because* you're running on a netbook. Most of the reports and benhcmarks you see out there are running on full laptop computers, and not netbooks.

But you will still see a significant difference in performance with an SSD. A lot of people have the same experience as J&SinKTO... they say that an SSD finally makes their netbook usable.

If you want a real comparison for your actual machine, take the old mechanical HDD that used to be in the netbook, and pop it back in there for a day. You will instantly see the difference.

An SSD is like a broadband connection. It's one of those things that you take for granted and don't really appreciate, until it stops working or is taken away from you.
SSD vs HDD Direct Comparison - Identical Drive Images

 

ssd only enhances performance when ever disk is bottleneck. on a netbook, that's not always the case (esp boot processes depend a lot on the drivers, too).

is it a clean installation? that might help with the boot speed.

 

Also depends on how many start up stuff there are. Hit Ctrl + Alt + Delete as soon as you boot up and see how many running processes are there.

All my computers with an SSD boot to usable desktop ~17-18 seconds.

 

I'm getting 79 processes thats with chrome running (9 processes).
What should I be getting?
I know I installed most if not all of the Thinkpad Utility Softwares.

 

don't expect miracle. For your usage, the advantage of SSD would be no moving parts and most likely more battery life.

If that is not what you want, it may be a better idea to just sell it and go back to HDD if you still haven't feltl the 'wow' factor. No tweaking would help and even if there is, it would help HDD as well so the net net would still be the same 'how come I don't feel the SSD benefit'.

 

Yeah . At least there's should be noticeable difference in booting time. I tried the "boottimer" and would get about 55sec (I dont know if that includes both shutdown and restart). Don't know if there's just too much programs running at startup.

 

Heres a link to speed up windows 7 (claimed)

Speed Up Windows 7 - Ultimate Guide To Make Windows 7 Blazing Fast!!!

Give CCleaner a try and click tools and then the startup tab,,,could be excess drivers hogging resources,,can simply from there stop them from startup with windows, wont stop them from being used manually.

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I'm at 12-14seconds on my Macbook pro.

 

Are those the time when the desktop appears?
The boottimer program seems to wait for all the processes.

 

For an SSD, the time when you can click on the start button is the most important. Who cares if there are still 100 tasks that is loading ? In the case of HDD, it would be an issue as your HDD may have a long queue(with the head swinging all over the place) but SSD with its super low latency would just happily load whatever you want right away.

It is meaningless to compare time of boot timer(other than for comparing purpose), it is how fast you can get to your work that counts, productivity wise.