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    D901C with ssd

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by svp2, Nov 14, 2008.

  1. svp2

    svp2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone here tested D901C with a solid state hard drive as a primary? I am ordering one that way, because the CAD software I use is processor-and-hd intensive, and the cad people say the ssd is big improvement in calc times. They didn't have any examples of gains in a laptop, but the reviews on the ssd I ordered were great- an Intel X25M. I just wondered if anyone on the forum here has done this...?
    Thanks ahead for any replies.
    System is config'd thusly:
    D901C, WUXGA, Xeon 3370, QuadroFX3700, Intel 80G X25m ssd primary, 500G Travelstar secondary, 4g hyperX ram, dual boot Vista and XP64. Thanks to AVA Direct
     
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  2. Neil@Kobalt

    Neil@Kobalt Company Representative

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    We have just built a couple of D901Cs with the 80GB Intel X25M and they are indeed very fast.

    We have one on the bench now so if you want some benchmarks let me know and I'll post the results. I did a similar thing with the OCZ SSDs here http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3781534#post3781534 so I can do the same benchies for that to compare if you like?
     
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    svp2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Niel thank you very much, that would be great! I guess my search techniques are bogus, as I did not get that thread in results.
    Steve
     
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    Widowmaker Newbie

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    I've ordered one, and will be upgrading to raid 0 when the price drops/size increases. I got an intel 80gb, it should be here next week.
     
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  5. Neil@Kobalt

    Neil@Kobalt Company Representative

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    Here are the same test results that I did with the stock HDD and the OCZ SSDs in the link above I posted (did them in a rush so no comparison bar chart this time, you can compare them to the results here http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3781534#post3781534 ) If anyone wants other benchmarks doing let me know.

    Specs are almost the same as last time:

    Comanche SLI
    Intel Q9650 (was X3360 on the other test so 2.83GHz vs 3GHz this time)
    4GB DDR2 800MHz
    Vista Ultimate 32
    2 x 9800M GTX SLI

    HDD has full install of Vista with all updates etc. Bear in mind that these don't measure the outright ultimate performance but more a recreation of real world useage.

    Passmark HDD Database

    Read / Write 90% / 10%
    Sequential / Random 10% / 90%

    [​IMG]


    Passmark HDD Webserver

    Read / Write 100% / 0%
    Sequential / Random 0% / 100%

    [​IMG]


    Passmark HDD Fileserver

    Read / Write 80% / 20%
    Sequential / Random 0% / 100%

    [​IMG]


    Passmark HDD Workstation

    Read / Write 70% / 30%
    Sequential / Random 20% / 80%

    [​IMG]
     
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  6. plasma.

    plasma. herpyderpy

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    The Xeon ain't worth it. Go with the Q9650.
     
    plasma., Nov 15, 2008
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