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    Generic mini PCIe SSD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by DeathWalking, Aug 21, 2010.

  1. DeathWalking

    DeathWalking Notebook Evangelist

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    I've done a lot of reading on the subject, and the latest thing I found was that since there was no SATA controller attached to non-netbook mini PCIe slots, an SSD would not work. Samsung was supposedly releasing a SSD with the controller built in. I, however, could not find any actual product in the marketplace. Does anyone know something about this area?
     
    DeathWalking, Aug 21, 2010
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't think it ever hit mainstream. Not many companies really care about SSDs for miniPCIe, so you might have to wait for a while until we actually see some interest in the area.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 22, 2010
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    most mini pci SSDs are really usb bootable devices using a non-standard pin outs unique to each netbook they are designed for. this is why they aren't more widespread.
     
    newsposter, Aug 22, 2010
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    Actually most minipcie SSD on netbooks are either SATA based or IDE based not usb.
     
    jackluo923, Aug 22, 2010
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    That's not what dell and hp say.........
     
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    Every miniPCIe SSD I've seen uses a USB connection, with speed caps of around 30MBps. That is significantly slower than a regular SATA 7200rpm drive, which can easily hit up to 60MBps - 80MBps read speeds. Having such a slow SSD on a miniPCIe interface basically defeats one of the major benefits of going with an SSD to begin with.
     
    kent1146, Aug 23, 2010
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    Actually, it's still fine. The major benefit of the SSD is the magnitude lower access time. Also, as long as the random R/W speeds are more than 1 MB/s, it would still be an order of magnitude faster than HDDs.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 23, 2010
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