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    Portege R830: What SSD to replace the original HDD?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by ijnwqa, Jun 9, 2011.

  1. ijnwqa

    ijnwqa Newbie

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    Hello !

    I've just ordered a Portege R830 without the SSD option and I want to replace the 320 GB HDD with an SSD.

    I would do the replacement on my own but I've spotted several size of SSD (2.5" and 3.5")

    I would assume that the 2.5" is the right format but is there another limit? i.e. do we have to look upon another characteristic in order to be sure of the compatibility?

    I plan to order the Crucial 128 GB C300, would it fit?

    Amazon.com: Crucial Technology 128 GB Crucial RealSSD C300 Series Solid State Drive CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1: Electronics


    Thanks
     
    ijnwqa, Jun 9, 2011
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  2. adadrag

    adadrag Newbie

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    I just intalled in my r835 p56x one OCZ agility 3. I am really impressed by the performance till now. The boot time from power button is 16 sec. it is really fast. I have another sony vaio Z114 with 3 SSD in raid 1 and compared with toshiba is working quite the same.
    If you are planning to buy an SSD for toshiba I will recomand the new Agility 3 from OCZ. It one of the fastest SSD from market right now! Windows recognise instantly the SSD and activate automaticaly TRIM support.
     
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  3. nebody00

    nebody00 Notebook Consultant

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    I think any SSD that's 2.5 should work. The c300 would be great for it. I just installed the Intel 510 in mine and it's flying. :) Was impressed with this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUs68G84MsY

    Now to look for a HD caddy so I can have two hdds in the portege.
     
    nebody00, Jun 9, 2011
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