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    Quick question on SSD drives

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by comptechltd, Feb 28, 2010.

  1. comptechltd

    comptechltd Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking at putting an SSD in my CF-18D. If I do will it hurt to leave it in a vehicle when it gets really cold out??? I had planned to either hibernate or stand-by the laptop so it could be quickly brought online.

    What do ya think??

    TIA,

    Steve
     
    comptechltd, Feb 28, 2010
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  2. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    No it wll not...
     
    Les, Feb 28, 2010
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    comptechltd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is there a lower temp. limit for the SSD?
     
    comptechltd, Mar 1, 2010
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    I don't know but the caddy has a heater in it so you should be fine
    A ssd is perfect for cold use, remember you need an ide pata type not a sata for the cf-18

    Alex
     
    Alex, Mar 1, 2010
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  5. furtherontheroad

    furtherontheroad Notebook Guru

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    Hi Steve,
    no problem with the cold for SSDs, if it couldnt work, neither could your RAM...
    I had to switch to SSD when using my computer in WAfrica in high temperatures, no more errors, that was great.
    Prefer SLC and the higher MTBF you can find, and dont fill it too much, you'll probably boot in 20 sec.

    Romain
     
    furtherontheroad, Mar 1, 2010
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    yeah I can only imagine that an SSD would be much less susceptible to cold than a HDD with all the little moving parts and whatnot.
     
    booboox, Mar 1, 2010
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    I realise you can't put an Intel X25-M drive into a CF-18 (since the CF-18 lacks SATA) but in the interest of providing a datapoint, the X25-M has an operating range of 0-70^C and a non-operating range of -55-90^C.
     
    blargh.blargh.blargh, Mar 1, 2010
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    Operating: 0 to 70 C
    Non Op: -55 C to 95 C

    src: Intel spec sheet
     
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    Thanks for the input guys. This will be on my upgrade list later on. Why do they all seem to have a lower temp of 0 C???????

    Steve
     
    comptechltd, Mar 5, 2010
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  10. furtherontheroad

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    not all of them, my old 32GB SAMSUNG MCAQE32G5APP has an operating temperature range of -25 to +85 °C ... sometimes older's better !
     
    furtherontheroad, Mar 5, 2010
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  11. blargh.blargh.blargh

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    The operating temperature range is normally set to avoid thermal shock.

    When you operate a circuit at low temperatures, some of the components will warm up and expand while the PCB remains at a low temperature. In some circumstances the expansion can be enough to break the soldered pads.
     
    blargh.blargh.blargh, Mar 5, 2010
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    I put a SATA 64GB OCZ core SSD in my CF-29MK5, and it was very very fast. I used the cool gear IDS-> SATA adapter and it worked great. The only reason I went to the Seagate Momentus instead was space. I just needed more space for my maps (about 100G of topo maps). As soon as the prices come down on the 128GB SSD's and 256GB SSD's I will buy 2 (2 is 1 and 1 is none). In regards to the initial question, I really liked the extended environmental operating specifications on the SSD's like larger temp range, better shock resistance etc. However I did find that my SSD was MUCH hotter when operating than the spinning disks...
     
    herofish, Apr 22, 2010
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