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    Quick SSD Question (expresscard)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ogrebattle, Dec 27, 2007.

  1. ogrebattle

    ogrebattle Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I have an expresscard slot on my laptop and am considering a Lexar SSD 16gb. My laptop has Vista and 120 gb 7200rpm hd right now. If i purchase this expresscard SSD, will i be able to load games onto ssd drive and play them? I think games like oblivion/cyrsis loaded woudl run MUCH faster, with constant loading, correct? In general, can some one explain SSD more-is it just a really fast had drive for quick loading of OS/games/files? Thanks in advance-please help!!
     
    ogrebattle, Dec 27, 2007
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Won't do much of what you are asking. When you play a game other than between "levels" when you are already waiting, the HDD really has little or nothing to do with speed. Right now many SSD's only offer lower RA which does help but with the heavy lifting of transfering large files and much else. flamenko is the onsite expert you should read some threads he started to get a better idea. Someday they will RULE but not yet!
     
    powerpack, Dec 28, 2007
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  3. Lite

    Lite Notebook Deity

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    + ive read the expresscard soloutions are crap and worse then normal hdds , more of a gimic , and you cant boot from them easily.
     
    Lite, Dec 28, 2007
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