X40 & Kingspec SSD

Let the buyer beware in thinking that a Kingspec SSD is a viable replacement for the horribly slow 1.8" Hitachi X40 hard drive.

I purchased a 32GB Kingspec drive from eBay, with visions of forever banishing the annoying clicks of the 40GB Hitachi. Installation-wise, the new drive fits perfectly into the caddy, and the process is a snap to complete.

For about two months, it was nirvana with a faster drive that was absolutely silent. Then the problems began. Sudden meltdowns that would prevent start-ups, leaving my screen full of error codes, became the norm.

Eventually, i got sick of dealing with the unreliability and switched back -- with a big sigh -- to the Hitachi. While slow and noisy, at least it remains rock solid.

 

Isn't there enough room in the X40 to do a PATA to ZIF conversion and buy a name brand ZIF SSD?

 

I believe there is room for a PATA to ZIF conversation, but the Kingspec is billed as a "no fuss" replacement -- which it is, until the drive chooses not to work.

 

Suggest start reading here on the ZIF-to-PATA conversion: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sol...8-zif-pata-ssds-available-12.html#post7544353 . Then can purchase a quality ZIF SSDs like the great value-for-money $125 60GB SuperTalent ZT2.