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    EliteBook 8750W Choice of SSDs

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Johnyjf, Apr 7, 2017.

  1. Johnyjf

    Johnyjf Newbie

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    I have just taken delivery of an EliteBook 8750W with a physical hard disk. I have a Kingston 512GB SSDNow 100V+ SSD that I could use but am tempted to fit a more modern SSD either a crucial MX300 or a Samsung evo 850. The question is will I notice any performance difference between the older SDD and either of the 2 newer ones? I do a certain amount of image processing but other than that my use is the usual mix of office, web and email. Any one got any experience of their relative merits?
     
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    KING19 Notebook Deity

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    Its gonna be a big difference since your old SSD is most likely a SATA II while modern SSDS are SATA III. The max speed of SATA II is 300mbs (3gb/s bandwidth) while SATA III is 600mbs (6gb/s bandwidth). You're better off getting a modern SATA III SSD since they'll have much better sequential read and write speeds, Despite of what i said your old SSD will still be much better than any mechanical hard drive.
     
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    Thanks, yes that seems logical, I'll have to check on my Kingston drive specs.
     
    Johnyjf, Apr 8, 2017
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    In the end I went with the Kingston SSDrive I already owned, You were right it is many times quicker. When I'm next feeling rich I may layout for a Samsung Evo or something equally clever but happy for the moment.
     
    Johnyjf, Apr 10, 2017
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