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    I have both Z590 CTO (256 SSD) vs Z590UAB (128 SSD)

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hjacobs2000, Oct 29, 2008.

  1. hjacobs2000

    hjacobs2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have both units Z590 CTO (256 SSD) vs Z590UAB (128 SSD)and I am looking for good benchmarking software to compare the SSDs on each unit




    VGN-Z590 R1NBSU08-LBOM

    Customization Details

    Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
    Photo Plus
    Video Plus
    4 GB DDR3-SDRAM (DDR3-1066, 2GBx2)
    Quicken® Deluxe 2008
    LCD 13.1" (XBRITE-DuraView™)
    Standard Battery (BPS12)
    Windows® Live OneCare 90-Day Trial
    Trusted Platform Module / Biometric Fingerprint Sensor
    Microsoft® Works
    No Engraving
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P9500 (2.53GHz)
    Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network
    No Fresh Start™
    Blu-ray Disc™ Read/Write Drive (Windows XP Professional downgrade disk not included when this option is selected)
    Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate with Service Pack 1
    256 GB* Solid State Drive with RAID (128GBx2)



    VGN-Z590-UAB

    Customization Details

    Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
    Photo Plus
    Video Plus
    4 GB DDR3-SDRAM (DDR3-1066, 2GBx2)
    Quicken® Deluxe 2008
    LCD 13.1" (XBRITE-DuraView™)
    Standard Battery (BPS12)
    Windows® Live OneCare 90-Day Trial
    Trusted Platform Module / Biometric Fingerprint Sensor
    Microsoft® Works
    No Engraving
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P9500 (2.53GHz)
    Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network
    No Fresh Start™
    DVD±RW : Yes5 (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/RAM) when this option is selected)
    Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate with Service Pack 1

    Capacity : 128GB2 (64GBx2)
    Interface : Ultra ATA with RAID technology
     
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  2. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Phil, Oct 29, 2008
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    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    This is interesting. Waiting to heart the results of the SSD comparison.
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Oct 29, 2008
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  4. phiorala

    phiorala Notebook Consultant

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    Interesting. How/why did you get both units?
     
    phiorala, Oct 30, 2008
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    hjacobs2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I actually purchased the 590UAB on 10/11/08 but wanted the Blu-ray with the 128GB SSD and it was not available. On 10/23/08 the 590CTO became available with Blu-ray and 256GB SSD. Rather than adding the $1000+ Blu-ray to the 590UAB (at a later date), I decided to purchase the 590CTO. I probably will return the 590UAB (within 30 days and no restocking fee)as the CTO with Blu-ray and 256GB SSD is very fast.

    I have installed the exact same software on both units. I am currently defragging the the 590CTO and will run some tests tonight and over the weekend.

    I will post all results
     
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    hjacobs2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here are some benchmark results and the 256GB SSD appears to be significantly slower than the 128GB SSD
     

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  7. Kaze

    Kaze Notebook Consultant

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    it looks pretty close to me ? or am i reading it wrong?
     
    Kaze, Oct 30, 2008
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    hjacobs2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    look at the hard disk scores

    Disk - Sequential Read
    Disk - Sequential Write
    Disk - Random Seek + RW
     
    hjacobs2000, Oct 31, 2008
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  9. lololol

    lololol Notebook Guru

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    btw, there's no need to defrag ssds
     
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    Kaze Notebook Consultant

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    hey hjacobs, i just got the raid 0 Z. Does the computer come with 2 partitions? C:\ (100gb) and S:\(1.4gb)?
     
    Kaze, Nov 7, 2008
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