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    mSATA faster at boot than a SSD?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Chanchin, Apr 16, 2011.

  1. Chanchin

    Chanchin Notebook Geek

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    Will my laptop boot faster from a mSATA (intel 310) than from a SDD? Or this depends on the SDD? Thanks for the feed-back.
     
    Chanchin, Apr 16, 2011
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    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    The 80gb 310 and it's performance is very similar to the 80gb X25-M as that's what it's based on. If the reviews of the 310 don't evaluate boot performance, look at reviews of the the 80gb X25-M.
     
    vinuneuro, Apr 16, 2011
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    zephir Notebook Deity

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    People here seem to expect way too much from mSATA. It is merely an SSD in a different location. Nothing is special about it, except for the flexibility you get.
     
    zephir, Apr 16, 2011
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    hrana Notebook Evangelist

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    Agree. I have Intel X-25M G2 160GB drives in my desktop systems. Boot-up on this system (Intel Q9450 quad-core overclocked to 3.2Ghz, 6GB RAM, nVidia GTX 260 OC) into Windows 7 is on the order of a few seconds. It's lightening fast. I also have a laptops with the Intel SSD but I didn't see as much of a benefit as the desktops. Your mileage may vary but I'd take an SSD over an HDD any day.
     
    hrana, Apr 16, 2011
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