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    Lenovo and Solid State Drives

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rock7777, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. rock7777

    rock7777 Notebook Geek

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    Matt Kohut of Lenovblogs.com just posted his take on solid state drives and its future in Lenovo PC's. He compares the technology with traditional hard drives. Kohut believes "SSDs will take the notebook world by storm."

    Solid State Hard Disk Drives
     
    rock7777, Aug 27, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    SSDs are definitely the future. They're faster with better batter life and no moving parts which is always a concern on a notebook.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 28, 2007
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    jurassic Notebook Guru

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    Yes I also believe that, but I also think that you should not expect to see that on a Lenovo in the near future. Lenovo Thinkpads are more oriented to the business user, so all those new technologies are hard to be adapted and tested by the enterprise...
     
    jurassic, Aug 28, 2007
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    mcbrided Notebook Consultant

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    you should definately expect to see lenovo roll these out...just as they did with other new technologies (ala turbo memory)

    The jump in performance is pretty huge - couple that with the extended security of not worrying whether your HD will start clicking...
     
    mcbrided, Aug 28, 2007
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  5. tebore

    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    Say bye to the APS and hello to the SSD.
     
    tebore, Aug 28, 2007
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    mikeeeeeee Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can't wait for SSDs to replace spinning drives. I'd consider adding one at some point if they weren't so expensive. Guess I just have to wait.
     
    mikeeeeeee, Aug 28, 2007
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    zenpharaohs Notebook Evangelist

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    I can't even consider less than 100GB of storage today, and happiness is more like 200GB. I'm quite excited about the coming 320GB drives.

    So I don't think a SSD-only system is in my future for a few years.
     
    zenpharaohs, Aug 28, 2007
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  8. Ethyriel

    Ethyriel Notebook Deity

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    That's what file servers are for. I'd trade space for speed and ruggedness any day.

    I see it coming sooner than later, that blog ridiculed turbo memory a few months before it showed up in the T61. If they're into the promise of SSD tech, then I'm sure we'll see something soon.
     
    Ethyriel, Aug 28, 2007
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    A hybrid drive might be a good idea. Say 30GB for the OS and Apps slapped onto 160GB drive for storage. You don't need the speed for storage.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 29, 2007
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    lowspeed Notebook Evangelist

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    Definitely, i agree. But i think that an hybrid HD will delay the doubling race...

    When price of an 60-80GB ssd reaches $150, i'll make the switch.





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    lowspeed, Aug 29, 2007
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    I agrees ssd is the future. well written
     
    gridtalker, Aug 29, 2007
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  12. Ethyriel

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    I'd rather not have the two combined in one drive, thanks. Flash is expensive, and hard drives are rather flaky.
     
    Ethyriel, Aug 29, 2007
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  13. br1jspec

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    at last it came out!

    edited
     
    br1jspec, Aug 29, 2007
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