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    SSD for inspiron 6000

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by crazyquasar, Jan 2, 2010.

  1. crazyquasar

    crazyquasar Newbie

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    hello people,

    was thinking of upgrading the hdd of my laptop (dell inspiron 6000). was looking to give it some spunk by upgrading to an SSD drive. it currently has a "40G, 9.5MM, 5.4K Hitachi, Moraga Plus, Lead Free" (dell defined config) drive.

    was looking for advise on the possibility of such a scheme? and what is the recommended approach.

    thanks in advance,
    crazyquasar
     
    crazyquasar, Jan 2, 2010
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  2. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

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    Is the current drive SATA or IDE?

    I'm too lazy to look up specs.

    AFAIK, that laptop uses IDE. I'd probably save up some more money and buy myself a new laptop. Upgrading that thing would in a sense be like polishing a turd. It will only get you so far.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 2, 2010
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  3. crazyquasar

    crazyquasar Newbie

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    The current drive has an IDE interface. Is it possible in this case?

    Your recommendation for a new laptop makes total sense. Was just seeing how far i can push this old guy.
     
    crazyquasar, Jan 3, 2010
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  4. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

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    If it has IDE, there is really no point in upgrading, since IDE is a limiting factor.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 3, 2010
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  5. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    moral hazard, Jan 3, 2010
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  6. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Seriously :rolleyes:

    There are SSD's for the IDE interface. There are plenty of them. Whether they are any good is the question.
    I am not 100% sure, but I believe the M-TRON Mobi 3000 series is the fastest IDE 2.5" SSD.

    Your inspiron 6000 will most likely be limited by ATA-66 bottleneck, so it almost becomes pointless to upgrade to an SSD.
    If you want to get the most out of your laptop, buy a Samsung HM160HC or HM080GC for it. They are the fastest mechanical harddrives available for your laptop

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 3, 2010
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  7. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    yup like everyone has said IDE really limits ur laptops... get one of those mechanical hard drives suggested by K-Tron or get a new laptop if u want to use the SSD to its full potential...
     
    sean473, Jan 3, 2010
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  8. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Well, the SSD does have a really fast access time. Isn't that's what SSDs are mainly about as opposed to high transfer rate.
     
    f4ding, Jan 4, 2010
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  9. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    most IDE SSD's really suck and the ones that are good will likely cost more than triple the value of your computer. get a new notebook. really.
     
    yuio, Jan 4, 2010
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  10. Amnesiac

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    There you go, I edited that post just for your sake.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 4, 2010
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  11. davidkneiber

    davidkneiber Notebook Consultant

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    hmmm IDE ssd's are harder to find, and sequintial reads will easily pass 133 Mbs
    (from my experience with my IdeaPad Y530)
     
    davidkneiber, Jan 4, 2010
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