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    Which SSD for my X61?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by coffey7, Oct 16, 2009.

  1. coffey7

    coffey7 Notebook Consultant

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    I have been having major trouble with my X61 hard drives. I already am on my 3rd one from Lenovo. I even went out and picked up a retail drive and that works fine but at this point I want to move to an SSD. Could anyone point me in the right direction? I will be running windows 7 once it comes out. I only need 60Gb storage.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139004
     
    coffey7, Oct 16, 2009
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    cereal killer Notebook Consultant

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    That's easy. You're going to want the 80gb SSD from intel. It's what I have
     
    cereal killer, Oct 16, 2009
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    You won't be able to fully utilize its speed though, since the X61 is capped to SATA I speeds. Just something to keep in mind
     
    giangdude, Oct 16, 2009
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    Yeah, I tested my Intel 80GB X25M G2 in my T61p and it only did about 100mb/s avg compared to 230mb/s on my Desktop (Sata2). Thats still alot better then 60mb/s my 7200rpm 2.5" drive gets though. Access time is still a lot better too so it will still feel faster, but your not getting your money's worth unless you have Sata 2.
     
    MaxGeek, Oct 16, 2009
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  5. mehraan

    mehraan Newbie

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    The philosophy of SSD's is about having fast random IO operations, not the 230MB/s large block sequencial read/writes. Your everyday experience of computing directly depends on the access time specially in random write operations. And that speed won't be limited by the SATA 1 controller on your laptop.
    Try to get an SSD with either an Intel or an Indilinx controller.
    (for more information read this: this)
     
    mehraan, Oct 16, 2009
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    Even if he/she is limited in terms of max speed it would be way more reliable..
     
    intoflatlines, Oct 16, 2009
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    hbrocks, Oct 16, 2009
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    I still ain't buying one. Pretty soon platter drives will hit the SATA I max. I had a OCZ summit in my R60. Other than a few laggard apps openning a bit quicker or boots a little faster, I couldn't tell too much of a difference between it and my regular platter based drive.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 17, 2009
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    coffey7 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not really worried about the speed I just want a drive that will stay nice and cool and work.
     
    coffey7, Oct 17, 2009
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    Don't think most of the modern platter laptop hdd gets that hot, and reliability of hdd drive nowadays are the best you can get in the electronic industry for mechanical parts, it is comparable to parts used in satellites.
     
    lead_org, Oct 17, 2009
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    If that's the case, then the Kingston SSD you linked should be fine. Supposedly they fixed the stuttering issue associated with JMicron controllers, and it's pretty cheap for a SSD. The Fry's Electronics by my house is selling them for $99 right now.
     
    giangdude, Oct 17, 2009
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