Thanks folks. I just needed a sanity check before dropping bucks. Now
if I could just find a sale...I saw someone saying they got it for $350.
On 1/18/2012 11:35 AM, Brian Weeden wrote:
Absolutely go with the SSD. Reduces power and heat, improves speed and
reliability.
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Brian
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On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:31, Zulfiqar Naushad<[email protected]> wrote:
Ssds are probably the biggest boost you can give to your system. I
also have the Samsung ssd. But the older model and it runs great.
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On Jan 18, 2012, at 7:28 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]> wrote:
I have a new ThinkPad x220t laptop with 8GB of RAM and a 7200rpm 320GB drive.
I'm thinking about replacing that drive with a Samsung 830 256GB SSD. However,
before I spend money on this I would like to flesh out my thinking on what to
expect the impact to be on my activities versus spending money on this, since
this will come out of my pocket (I didn't spend for the laptop).
I'm thinking the most meaningful impact will be the increased battery life.
I've read reports of 1-2 hours of increased battery life by going to this SSD
over the HDD. That is important because I want to use the 3-cell battery
rather than the 6-cell battery. I have back issues so lugging around the
lightest load possible is important. I find using those rolling luggage bags
to be a bit of a pain.
I also think the SSD is less prone to bumps so data should be safer on the SSD
than on the HDD. Most of my software load is already on the laptop to just the
new workout will be landing on the drive and I still use my desktops for
extended work sessions. I don't warm well to smallish keyboards and screens
(mainly screens).
When repeatedly opening programs like Word, Powerpoint, OneNote, and PDF, the
caching plays a big impact and lessens the advantage of SSD. An upgrade to
16GB might extend that as more would remain in cache. That will require
wasting 8GB however, because I would have to replace both sticks. I don't
think boot time is that important as I will let it sleep between sessions.
Any comments or experiences that suggest I'm off on these thoughts?
