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    Samsung Series 7 Chronos with Samsung's 512GB SSD 830 Series.

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by jhl1989, Nov 30, 2011.

  1. jhl1989

    jhl1989 Notebook Consultant

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    Christmas is near and I worked my but off to get around $2000 to buy the Samsung Series 7 Chronos laptop and the new Samsung 512GB SSD 830 Series. I've been doing some research here and there and posting threads like if normal SSD's will fit into the laptop and so on. But I hear this new SSD is thinner and way faster than the previous models. And all about SATA III thing I just dont understand. I just wanted to know if anyone here knew if the new Samsung 512GB SSD 830 series fits into the laptop. This present is for my Dad who's an architect and travels alot. He currently has a Dell 1555 (from 2008 :( ) and I want to get him a laptop that can do his work while traveling. And I wanted to remove the HDD to an SSD so he can have a faster computer.
     
    jhl1989, Nov 30, 2011
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  2. XtremeProject

    XtremeProject Notebook Consultant

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    It's a 2.5 inch SSD. Since normally all laptop drivers are 2.5inch. It should fit perfectly fine.
    Btw replacing it is not going to be difficult, but opening the case will be the hardest part.
     
    XtremeProject, Dec 1, 2011
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  3. jhl1989

    jhl1989 Notebook Consultant

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    If i send it to geek squad to do it do you think they'll do it right?
     
    jhl1989, Dec 1, 2011
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    XtremeProject Notebook Consultant

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    Well I'm not from the states and I think Geek Squad is the same as Canada.
    I think they will do it. Well it's just going to cost.
     
    XtremeProject, Dec 2, 2011
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  6. WeeMaan

    WeeMaan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just installed a Corsair Froce 3, but my read / write is only 210 / 240 tested with AS SSD.
    Is it running in SATA 2 or what is the problem?
    Clean install running in AHCI mode.
     
    WeeMaan, Jan 19, 2012
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  7. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Did you install the Intel chipset and Rapid Storage Technology drivers?

    One way to check what your hardware has to offer is to install SiSoftware Sandra, select Mainboard on the Hardware tab and then look through the results for Disk Controller. These are my results for my Lenovo T420s:
    They tell me that the maximum SATA mode is SATA 600 but I'm only using SATA300 9I have an Intel 320 SSD) and SATA150 9the optical drive). The third channel I have is the mSATA slot but many notebooks aren't kitted out with that option.

    You can also run Sandra's storage benchmark to see how your SSD compares with others.

    John
     
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  8. WeeMaan

    WeeMaan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for responding, but I don't think that there are any real issues after all.
    I get 500Mb + in Atto Disk Benchmark so it's definatly not in sata 2 mode. :)
    Oh and sorry for crossposting.
     
    WeeMaan, Jan 19, 2012
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    Found answer to my own question! Here's a thread on how to open the case: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sam...-their-samsung-series-7-chronos-notebook.html

    Here's my old post:
    How do you open the case? I've been looking for instructions and haven't found any... but it seems like a good number of people have already done it. Any links to instructions?
     
    DoomGoober, Jan 19, 2012
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  10. yknyong1

    yknyong1 Radiance with Radeon

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    yknyong1, Jan 20, 2012
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