Thanks for that important info!
On 1/18/2012 1:18 PM, Greg Sevart wrote:
Use PayPal if you buy from Superbiiz. I've used them intermittently for a
long time, but I've had two cards that I used there--one of them I use very
rarely--compromised about a month or two after making a purchase. I still
buy from them, but only via Paypal.
My last purchase was about this time last year, so it could be different
now, and I can't conclusively say that it was them in the first place. JFYI.
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Zulfiqar
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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.
Sent from my iPhone
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?
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Best Regards,
Zulfiqar Naushad
