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    NC-10 HDD Questions...

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by The_Shirt, Feb 3, 2009.

  1. The_Shirt

    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

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    For those of you with NC-10s already, what are the specs of the 160g hdd? Also, is it a standard hdd that could be replaced with a 256g SSD or 500g HDD? Thanks in advance for any answers...mine should arrive this Thursday =)....bill
     
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    My NC10 came with a 160GB Hitachi 5K320. This is a one platter version of the 5K320 so it has the same performance as the 320GB version (see my NC10 review for some benchmark results). However, you might get a different model - Samsung tend to use HDDs from more than one source.

    The HDD is a standard 9.5mm thick 2.5" SATA unit, so you could replace it with a 500GB HDD or SSD which use the same form factor.

    John
     
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    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks! Now I just have to find the Samsung 256g SSD for sale somewhere :) ...
     
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    How much of a boost can the netbook get if we up it with a SSD?
     
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    That would depend on what you are doing. Reading / writing data will be much faster but the CPU is likely to become a bigger bottleneck.

    John
     
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    correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't sequential reading/writing with SSDs inferior to HDDs? pro-SSD would be: less power consuming, faster access times, more shock resistant. pro-HDD would be: more capacity, especially per cost, faster reading/writing.
     
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    Can't speak to the sequential reading/writing but for me it's all about the power consumption and the reduction of heat...
     
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    I think the read speeds of SSDs are generally very good but writing can be much slower and worse than some HDDs. In general, the more expensive SSDs perform better.

    That is also a good point about the power consumption and might add up to 1/2 hour to the run time.

    John
     
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