Wanting an upgrade

I've got a CF-30 with a 750g hdd, factory gps, AT&T wwan, and a FP reader. It is an mk1 model. It is also running XP. I like XP, however need to upgrade due to the soon to be lack of support. Would it be better to get a CF-30 mk3 or mk2 with windows7 or is it feasible to keep my mk1 model? I use it alot at work and would like it to be as quick as possible. If I have to spend a little money, it does not bother me. I just want the best bang for my buck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

I recommend getting another HDD...leaving your current HDD intact and trying Windows 7 in your MK1. There is a thread here on how to load Win7 on a MK1. The CF-30 MK3 is the only 30 model that had Win 7 available.

The CF-30MK3 I have would hang at the Panasonic splash screen for about 20 seconds even after a trip to Heartland for service. This made the unit seem slow.

My favorite is the 30 MK2.

Nick

 

I have a CF-30Mk1 that I installed an Intel 240GB SSD and W7P. It runs great. I followed the guide on this forum. Here is the link to the guide.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/476149-how-load-windows-7-cf-30-mk1-model.html

No need to get a different unit, unless you want to. An SSD, 4GB ram and W7 will make your unit snappy.

 

For speed wise I would also get a SSD for it, then see about getting a media bay adapter for storage since I see you have a 750gb hd. How much in Central Louisiana are you? I am in the north east corner about a hour from Monroe.

 

+1... Get an SSD and optimize it... You won't be sorry.

 

I just sold my MK1 and upgraded it for the buyer. I upgraded the memory to 4GB and added a new 160GB SSD with Windows 7. Before the upgrades boot time was 80 seconds but after the upgrades it's now 42-46 seconds boot . Newegg has all there SSD's on sale...240GB to 500GB from $129.99 to $289.99 :thumbsup:.

 

And if you are on a budget, I haven't got a bad/used intel ssd yet.

Intel x25 M 160GB 2 5" SATA II MLC SSD New SSDSA2M160G2GN | eBay

I am using two of these type (not from this seller) SSD's right now. I have 6 x25's in use with two more going into pc's soon.

 

I just bought a few Kingston 300 series SSDs... 240GB for $139 each! 30% off... I'll do it every time!

 

I was looking at Crucial's website and seen that they have a 1TB Seagate SSHD for $129. How would I go about using this and installing W7 at the same time? I already have 4GB of mem.

 

Sounds like you are just about maxed out on that unit now. When I get home I will do a few benchmarks on my Mk2 one with ssd one with hard drive and we can see how it performs to yours.

 

Can you post a link? I don't see that deal...

You would install it like any other drive, install the OS and drivers if needed... Then optimize for SSD use.

 

GOOGLE is your friend.

Seagate Laptop SSHD Hybrid HDD 1 TB SATA-600,upgrades for Dell Latitude D830 Laptop/Notebook, from Crucial.com

 

Meh... Hybrid drive.... Get a real SSD...