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    Recommended SSD for a Toshiba A505-S6969?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Xombies, Jan 4, 2012.

  1. Xombies

    Xombies Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking to replace the HDD in my Toshiba A505-S6969 with a SSD to improve performance. Based on the spec sheet it looks like I have to go with a standard SATA SSD.

    Which SSD would you guys recommend? I'm aiming to spend around $150-200.

    I'm thinking of getting the Intel 320 here. Is it compatible? Any thoughts?
     
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    Any SATA II ssd will work and SATAIII ssd is backward compatible and will work at SATAII speed, Intel 320 is fine, others to consider Crucial or Samsung 470.
     
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    Xombies Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the replies guys. I'm leaning towards the Crucial M4 128GB drive based on other threads I've read around here.

    Any tips on moving my existing installation of Windows 7 from my old HDD to the SSD?
     
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    Norton Ghost, Partimage (from sysresccd), and so on.
     
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    If you look around certain SSDs come with the cloning kit. Its a simple program on an included CD/DVD along with the usb cable to attach to the new ssd. It takes about half hour to complete cloning. Then take out old drive insert new ssd. :cool:

    This is the one I used:

    http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Note...CU3O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325732242&sr=8-1
     
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  8. ellalan

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    Have a look at this thread (Post 3 by Muchchan), I don't think it's widespread problem but worth reading. There's a deal from Newegg looks good:
    Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 470 Series MZ-5PA128Z 2.5" 128GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Internal SSD
     
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    If you purchase an Intel SSD, just use the included data cable and Intel's migration software. It works just fine.
     
    Shemmy, Jan 5, 2012
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