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    Solid State Drives

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by dit_xi, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. dit_xi

    dit_xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Will Sager ever offer a SSD? Justin? Donald?

    64GB is the max I've seen. Kinda still puny but hey, pretty darn cool.
     
    dit_xi, Aug 13, 2007
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  2. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    I think the new ones are finally showing up with SATA connectors. They were EIDE if I remember when they 1st started appearing. I just wish that the throughput would increase a bit, for transfering large files.
     
    Wu Jen, Aug 13, 2007
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  3. pyro9219

    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I'd love to see a RAID0 using the new 64gb SSD's... to bad I'm not paying more for drives then the notebook itself =P
     
    pyro9219, Aug 13, 2007
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    You could upgrade to a flash SSD if you wanted; you do not need anything special to support them. However they are extremely expensive as we all know. In my opinion they are not worth it at all, especially in machines like the ones Sager offers (except for the 12" model). The primary purpose of an SSD is to reduce power consumption to a minimum and that only really matters in ultraportable notebooks.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 14, 2007
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  5. bazald

    bazald Notebook Consultant

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    Also, if they are anything like USB flash drives, occasional byte errors are probably pretty common. Anyone know where one could find test results on the reliability of flash SSDs? I'd really be interested in knowing whether they are any better.
     
    bazald, Aug 14, 2007
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