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    SSD recommendations for my Vaio pls!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by grenwar, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. grenwar

    grenwar Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    I'm looking into getting an SSD for my Vaio (VGN SR-490) but I don't know which models I should be looking at. A ~120 gb SSD is what I'm looking for since they're within my price range.

    Also other than backing up my files, anyting else I need to prep when installing the ssd?

    Edit: I'm on Win7 by the way if that helps.

    Thanks!
    -Kyungsoo
     
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    TofuTurkey Married a Champagne Mango

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    You want something with TRIM support, Windows 7 can use that.
     
    TofuTurkey, Jul 14, 2011
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    grenwar Notebook Consultant

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    Awesome thank! Just looked into what that is.

    I'm currently looking at the OCZ Vertex 3 Sata III (in case I want to throw it into my desktop which does support Sata III) or the Crucial RealSSD C300.

    Any thoughts on these 2 options or any other recommendations?

    Thanks again!
     
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    Zoobzone Notebook Guru

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    Something as old as VGN SR-490 definitely won't support SATA3, so I would hold off on that Vertex 3 purchase and just go for the older Vertex 2 instead.

    I have one in my VPC Z11 and it's blazing fast.

    Can't wait for the Z2 SSD.
     
    Zoobzone, Jul 15, 2011
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