I'm highly considering investing on a Intel 310 80GB mSATA SSD for my Lenovo Y570 i3-2310M 4GB.
It's $200 a pop for 80GB which is perfect size for my OS and applications, I'll have a 500GB for games and storage.
Worth it or not?
PS. I plan on upgrading my CPU to the highest i3 SB when Ivy comes out, for now I'm fine with the i3-2310M.
But I think dropping for a SSD now is better cause then I won't have to re-install or migrate (not preferred) later on.
Still only a thought,
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
You probably wont be able to swap the cpu.
the 310 is a great buy, since you have the best of both worlds -
I don't plan on upgrading to a i3 Ivy, I'm unsure if Ivy even uses the same socket.
A good example would be say I have a i3-330M and wanted upgrade to a i3-380M or even a i5-480M, it's possible no?
In my case I have a i3-2310M SB and will wait till say something like a i3-2380M (i3-2330M/i3-2350M already out) comes out before I upgrade, I think I can upgrade the CPU to any i3 or i5 SB correct it's not like is soldered on?
I mentioned Ivy because by the time Ivy is out I'm pretty sure I can find a i3-2380M or i5-2480M OEM on eBay.
PS. I originally wanted a Y570 with i5-2410M but the model was not available in Canada and a i7-2630QM is overkill for me. -
Right now it's more a question of actually finding one first. Been looking for awhile and haven't found any available.
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You mean the mSATA SSD or CPU?
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
well it serves for both doesnt it?
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I think I'm going to pass on the Intel 310 80GB even though there's about 10 in stock on a Canadian online retailer, $200 is just too much for me to swallow..
I'm working on a deal right now for a i5-2410M (what I originally wanted) and going to wait around for a Samsung P810 64GB. -
The Mydigital SSD is $125 for the 64GB model... I got it for my Y470 and it works great. The $200 price tag on the intel kinda steered me away.
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think 64gb is a bit tight. 80gb is reasonable. for me i intend to keep the msata ssd for 2 generations of laptops. i really doubt the price of ssd's will come down drastically over the next 3-4 years. they will come down. but not like a rock. plus the intel 310 is pretty much a tried and tested design, so reliability should be alright
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Great point. I give a thought.
Update:
I dropped the idea for a SSD upgrade including that in a Momentus XT. After some serious thought, dropping $200 for 80GB is not a bad idea for tremendous speed increase but I still cannot get over the fact SSD's have a timed write cycles and no resale value at all. Even in the case of the Momentus XT, once the SSD reaches it's maximum write cycle it'll just be a Momentus 7200.4 although it's not as bad as a full SSD cause you're not spending as much is the first place and a resale of the drive is still a viable option.
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The 310 80 GB is in stock at Amazon:
Amazon.com: Intel Solid-State Drives 310 series - Solid state drive - 80 GB - internal - PCI Express Mini Card: Computer & Accessories -
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I ordered the Momentux XT last week just haven't picked it up yet cause I starting reading up on SSD's but now that I know the Momentus XT uses SLC NAND flash I think I'll just stick with it.
Thank you very much Phil +1 rep.
Intel 310 80GB mSATA SSD maybe?
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Nemix77, Jul 16, 2011.