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    Laptop w/Ubuntu 10.04 and SSD?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by HOTWAX, Jun 7, 2010.

  1. HOTWAX

    HOTWAX Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello. I have a few questions since I'm going to purchase my first laptop to replace my desktop. The laptop in mind is the Acer Timeline Core 2 Duo 1.4 GHz 15.6 " w/4 GB Ram. Questions are:

    1) I'm thinking of upgrading the HDD to an Intel X25M SSD. Will it fit into the screw holes in the laptop when I swap the drives?

    2) After swapping the drives, will the performance with the SSD make up for the Core 2 Duo 1.4GHz?

    3) Does Ubuntu 10.04 have trim support for the SSD?

    4) I have a 24" widescreen monitor and the resolution on the laptop is 1366x768, when I hook the laptop to the monitor, will the resolution on the monitor be 1366x768 or 1920x1080?
     
    HOTWAX, Jun 7, 2010
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  2. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    1. Most SATA drives use a standard screw size/placement regardless of if they are SSD or HDD. It should be a straight swap.

    2. SSDs are fast, and expect huge increases in boot and load times. But most of your computer's operation is limited by CPU and RAM. A faster drive will not make up for a slow CPU or limited memory. It just stores things, it is not involved in processing.

    3. I don't know this one for sure...I believe it does, but don't take my word for it.

    4. External screens will display up to their native resolution if your graphics chip supports it, it is not limited by the resolution of the internal screen. That high resolution should be OK for 2D with Intel graphics, but expect it to run slow/hot with 3D content at full resolution.
     
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  3. HOTWAX

    HOTWAX Notebook Enthusiast

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    HOTWAX, Jun 7, 2010
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  4. Rumil

    Rumil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Lucid Lynx comes with partial TRIM support. The kernel itself supports TRIM command, however ext4 filesystem that comes with 2.6.32 kernel (which is default in Lucid) doesn't.
    So basically you have two options:
    1. Stay with Lucid's default 2.6.32 kernel and "TRIM" your drive manually by using "wiper.sh" (since you're thinking about Intel drive you will need patched version of wiper.sh to support Intel)
    2. Upgrade to 2.6.33 or higher kernel with prebuild packages from Index of /~kernel-ppa/mainline and add "discard" option to your fstab to use ext4 buildin TRIM support.
     
    Rumil, Jun 8, 2010
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  5. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    Good info....I've got an intel X25M 160gb on the way....
     
    theZoid, Jun 10, 2010
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