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    SSD for ASUS U56E-BBL6...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bzborow1, Jan 20, 2012.

  1. bzborow1

    bzborow1 Newbie

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    I just purchased a budget laptop to last me a year or so, however I am looking to upgrade the SSD. The reason is that I can always port the SSD over to another machine. The laptop that's coming is the ASUS U56E-BBL6.

    Basically, I can't find any information on whether this laptop supports SATA III. If it does not, is there still any appreciable benefit to buying an SSD?

    Currently, I'm looking at either:

    1. Samung 830 128gb
    2. Crucial M4 128gb

    Edit: Is the 2.5" drive the right size for laptops?

    Thoughts?
     
    bzborow1, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. JKleiss

    JKleiss Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes it has a 6 series chipset, so it does support SATAIII

    Either of those drives are a good choice, m4 more so as it is as fast as its larger 256GB brothers,

    yes 2.5"
     
    JKleiss, Jan 20, 2012
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