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    Help! Does hp pavillion dv6t-1300 CTO support SATA III?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by prazanna, Jun 9, 2012.

  1. prazanna

    prazanna Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    I wanted to upgrade my laptop dv6t-1300 CTO with SSD probably Crucial M4 128GB. Does my machine support SATA 3? If it doesn't support, is it worth buying instead SATA 2 SSD's.
     
    prazanna, Jun 9, 2012
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  2. V_Chip

    V_Chip Be about it.

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    Does not support SATA III. Purchase SATA II. A worthy upgrade nonetheless.
     
    V_Chip, Jun 9, 2012
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Given how cheap SATA 3 SSDs have gotten (Crucial M4, 830 series less than 1 dollar per GB) why not? You can always move that SSD to a newer laptop later on, and there aren't that many non SATA 3 SSDs at that point that are that much cheaper than SATA 3.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 9, 2012
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Also, just to be clear, SATA3 drives will work with computers that support only SATA2.
     
    Greg, Jun 9, 2012
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  5. V_Chip

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    My bad. :p :eek:

    Forgot that SATA III drives are backwards compatible.
     
    V_Chip, Jun 9, 2012
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    Backwards compatible, yes. But still limited to SATA2 speeds. Regardless of what SATA standard the notebook uses an SSD is still an awesome upgrade.
     
    Greg, Jun 9, 2012
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    Tyranids Notebook Evangelist

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    I used the Crucial M4 128GB in my own DV6t-1300. Windows boots in about 20 seconds (due to SATA II limitations). Programs are nice and snappy, photoshop opens in seconds, which was really nice.

    I upgraded to the 256GB version and am anxiously awaiting a P150EM that can actually utilize SATA III and get the M4's full performance.
     
    Tyranids, Jun 11, 2012
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    Thanks guys. I currently live in Bangkok and couldn't find the crucial M4. Only OCZ, Intel and Crosair. Intel are relatively expensive than other. But I bought Intel 520 series 120 GB as I saw many bad reviews about OCZ drives.
     
    prazanna, Jun 12, 2012
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