Cool!
On 1/18/2012 11:44 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote:
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On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Anthony Q. Martin<[email protected]>wrote:
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?
