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    Speed test of SuperTalent Corestore MV 32GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by auzn, May 2, 2011.

  1. auzn

    auzn Newbie

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    My planned to get a mini-PCIe ssd to install the system on it, and keep my old intel gen1 80G ssd for programs and datas. At first, I thought mSATA and mini-PCIe are the same stuff, so I bought an Intel 310 40GB on newegg(which used mSATA interface), and of course, it doesn't work on my laptop. So I sold that one and get an SuperTalent Corestore MV instead. It used a Marvell controller. I didn't find much about the CorestoreMV's performance expect those released by SuperTalent. And the performance is really good: [link] and [link]

    This ssd is a little bit hard to find on the market, and I eventually bought a 32GB one from superbiiz.com. After installation, Windows found a new hardware, but I had to download drivers from supertalent website. After formation, the available size is 25GB, which is a huge disappointment for me. It means I cannot use it as a system disk, since my system have already used over 23GB. Then I tested the speed, and the result is shown below, compared with my old intel ssd. I think the speed is acceptable for a 32GB drive, but the size is really too small to be claimed as 32GB. I am debate right now whether to sell it and buy a 64GB version, or just keep it as a data disk.

    Anyway, I think mini-PCIe SSD is a good option for those who need an upgrade but also want to keep the old disk, and this supertalent one is not a bad choice. Just make sure the size you need and the size of the disk before purchase.
     

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    Bad news is that not every laptop has additional mini-pcie slots. Mine has only one which is used by the Intel wireless lan card. :(


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    auzn Newbie

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    and wifi card is generally half size mini-pcie, so the ssd won't fit even if you remove the wifi card.
     
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    krOoze Notebook Enthusiast

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    Would you share with us what is your system(does it have pcie2?) and does your bios allow booting from it? Also do you have the newest firmware form ST?
     
    krOoze, May 3, 2011
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