PCIe SSD

So I've done some light searching regarding SSD's in laptops, and I was wondering: Is it possible to use an internal PCIe slot for an SSD in my Sager NP2090 (Compal IFL90)? If so, what kind?

I've run across a bunch of custom-interface cards for the Eee PC and some smaller Dell netbooks. I don't expect them to work, the NP2090 is a far shot from the netbook world

I did come across this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Z-P230-16GB-PATA-SSD-Solid-State-Drive-Mini-PCI-E_W0QQitemZ350134987616QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item350134987616&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

It's an Intel Z-P230 SSD that's listed as PATA/PCIe. Would this be compatible?

Thanks!

 

...Not to double post to an old thread, but anyone have any ideas about this?

 

From what I've heard their performance is quite bad.

 

Hmm ok thanks.

 

I run SSDs in RAID0 in a SAGER 9262 and the performance for specialized workloads is excellent. For a PCIe slot to really work with SSDs you would should use a server card which won't fit a notebook. I have desktop machines with PCIe server cards and SSDs.

Unless you do rendering, DB, enterprise development or specialized workloads you will not see much of a real performance improvement with SSDs.

I just got some desktop machines with that model Intel SSD running RAID0 SATA which are as high performance as last years server class SSDs.

Unless you have lots of extra $$ or know why you have a specific reason for an SSD, save your money for something else.

Phil Schaadt

 

Wow, thanks! Quite the coherent answer. Your advice is duly noted