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    Compatible SSDs for p150hm?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by JLaz, Dec 2, 2011.

  1. JLaz

    JLaz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I recently ordered a p150hm from Malibal and it was a pleasant experience.

    Here's my build:
    Display: 15.6" 1920 x 1080 FHD LED AUO B156HW01 V.4 95% NTSC Matte Display
    $95.00
    Display Upgrades: Spyder 3 Elite Professional Color Calibration w/ Profile Disc
    $45.00
    Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM, 6MB L3 Cache, 2.2-3.1GHz
    $50.00
    Memory: (8GB) 8192MB, PC3-12800/1600MHz DDR3 - 2 SO-DIMM
    $40.00
    Graphics Card: AMD® Radeon HD 6990M 2GB GDDR5
    $145.00
    Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rpm 2.5" SATA 300
    Optical Drive Bay: 8X Multi DVD+/-R/RW RAM Dual-Layer Drive
    Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium; 64-bit
    $80.00
    Wireless: Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 802.11A/B/G/N LAN Card
    $60.00
    Cooling: IC Diamond 7 Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU
    $40.00
    Keyboard: English: US & Canada
    Power Cord: US & Canada
    Branding: None

    With that, I'm planning to purchase an SSD later and while searching through the net, I've read some compatibility issues with regards to SSDs and p150hm.

    We may want to put up a comprehensive list of tried and tested SSDs so that p150hm users may refer to it in due time.
     
    JLaz, Dec 2, 2011
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  2. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    We always recommend Intel SSD's for reliability reasons, though users here have had good luck with Crucial and others.

    Firmware updates have generally fixed the sandforce compatibility issues.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Dec 2, 2011
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  3. niehausb

    niehausb Newbie

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    thats great news cause i just picked up an ocz 240gb vertex III
     
    niehausb, Dec 2, 2011
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  4. biba028

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    Intel 510 for me :)
     
    biba028, Dec 2, 2011
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  5. mubay

    mubay Notebook Consultant

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    I got the Crucial M4 128gb SSD on my P170HM and its a fantastic SSD even when I come from an intel X25-M G2 this one gives me some amazing speeds:

    [​IMG]

    I will recommend that you uninstall the intel-rapid manager from your computer since I realized the windows experience gives you 7.6 when thats installed and 7.9 when you do not have it installed (for the Hard drive).

    =) later
     
    mubay, Dec 2, 2011
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  6. Hubris2

    Hubris2 Notebook Consultant

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    Interesting. I have a 256Gb Crucial M4 waiting for when my P150hm arrives.

     
    Hubris2, Dec 2, 2011
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  7. gwilled

    gwilled Notebook Deity

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    Basically, buy Intel, Crucial, or Samsung and be at ease. :)
     
    gwilled, Dec 2, 2011
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  8. Ag76

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    Very good advice!
     
    Ag76, Dec 2, 2011
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  9. b0b1man

    b0b1man Notebook Deity

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    Or just do what I did - get a cheap OCZ Vertex 3, update its firmware to 2.15 before anything else, install windows & enjoy life.
     
    b0b1man, Dec 2, 2011
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  10. Ag76

    Ag76 Notebook Consultant

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    Ag76, Dec 2, 2011
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  11. stevenqhj

    stevenqhj Notebook Enthusiast

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    OCZ v3 has the fastest speed, but not as reliable as Intel and Crucial.
     
    stevenqhj, Dec 2, 2011
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  12. aduy

    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    not true the hyperX is the fastest drive i believe and right now the 120gb is only 179 on tiger direct.
     
    aduy, Dec 2, 2011
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  13. stevenqhj

    stevenqhj Notebook Enthusiast

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    they have the almost same max r/w speed, but ocz has a max iops version with higher 4k random r/w speed.

    $179+50MIR at tiger direct... not a fan of MIR
    ocz vertex 3 (not max iops version) is $169+20MIR at newegg
     
    stevenqhj, Dec 2, 2011
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  14. newfiejudd

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    I have the older OCZ vertex II and have zero issues with it.
     
    newfiejudd, Dec 3, 2011
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  15. rouse

    rouse Notebook Geek

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    i have had the (newish) plextor 128gb m2p for about a month now on my 8170, and have had no problems. i posted some benchmarks here.
     
    rouse, Dec 3, 2011
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  16. b0b1man

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    Never had any issues with my OCZ Vertex 3. Never.
     
    b0b1man, Dec 3, 2011
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