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    SSD for the NP9170

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Xtrophy, May 24, 2012.

  1. Xtrophy

    Xtrophy Notebook Consultant

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    I'm interested in grabbing a SSD for my laptop when it comes in and have started the looking process now.

    Basically I am looking for around 120 gigs that is reliable. Speed of the particularly SSD does not matter, I know even the slowest of them should out run a HDD. I will be using a reliable HDD as a backup drive with tons of space on it. The SSD will simply be for some games and the operating system, everything else will be stored on the backup.

    I have never bought an SSD however. I assume I need to turn off auto defragging and I need to update firmware to keep it up to date, as well as ACHI and the tweaks to the page file/hibernation.

    I just don't know brands and reliability. As far as that goes I have no clue what to look for and what to avoid.

    Anyone out there make suggestions, or is it truly hit or miss with the drives?

    Thanks for your time.
     
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  2. Tmets

    Tmets De-evolving to Amoeba

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    I'd suggest a crucial M4 or samsung 830. Windows 7 plays nice with ssds these days, so it's pretty easy to set up. Have a look at the ssd section of the forum under hardware, there's much more info.
     
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    beccarte Notebook Guru

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    I prefer Samsung, Crucial, or Intel. Here is a link to an example on Newegg:
    Newegg.com - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
     
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  4. Xtrophy

    Xtrophy Notebook Consultant

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    I had assumed I would be choosing between Samsung and Crucial, thanks for the quick replies guys.
     
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