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    mSATA in P150HM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by HeavenCry, Apr 9, 2012.

  1. HeavenCry

    HeavenCry Notebook Virtuoso

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    This especially goes out to resellers as they should have the means to try at least if they dont already know.
    But if anyone here has tried please share your expirience.

    My question is if one can use an mSATA SSD in one of the mPCIE slots (specifically the one meant for the TV tuner) in the P150HM?
    I tried looking around and looked at the manual but found no definite answers.
    I know the mPCIE and mSATA arent the same standard, but in some laptops the mPCIE slots support mSATA drives and im wondering if this is also the case here or not.
     
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    Yea it works great, we have them offered on our configurators right now =)
     
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    Are we talking about the same laptop - the P150 HM?
    I know the new P150EM thats being sold now has an mSATA slot.
     
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  4. Ryan

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    P150HM does not work with an mSATA SSD, confirmed twice over months ago in one of the threads. ;)
     
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    Ah thanks for the answer Ryan i suspected it isnt compatible but i wanted to be sure. I couldnt find it with the search function so would you mind linking it if you can?
     
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    Ohh sorry couldn't read clearly :p

    Yea we can confirm that the extra slot on a HM model is only wired for USB.

    Sorry about the confusion.
     
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    Thanks for the answers. Guess ill really have to ditch the ODD in favour of a second storage HDD.
     
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    It's worth noting anyway that mSATA drives aren't the fastest SSD's out there. I've used the Intel 310 series 80GB SSD and while it's a great drive for the size and convenience, it gets smoked by most full size drives (especially SATA 6 models). If you don't use the optical drive much anyway, using the bay for a full drive replacement is probably the better option in terms of performance.
     
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    I know most mSATA SSDs are pretty poor performers, but there are exceptions like the 256GB Samsung P830 which performs pretty much the same as its larger 2,5" counterpart. Its extremely hard to get though and far more expensive.
    I was just entertaining all possibilities ;).
     
    HeavenCry, Apr 9, 2012
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