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Corellian Corvette · **Mini 10 SSD Question - Which model, size? -** 11-25-2009, 08:39 AM

Before I go off and buy an SSD for my Mini 10, is there a specific model or size I need? Or can I just use any 2.5 SATA compatible SSD? Newegg has the Kingston 64gb for 119 shipped and I'm thinking of going that way.

jdcnosse · 11-25-2009, 08:49 PM

I'm pretty sure you can use any 2.5 SATA SSD...the only one that I know of that you have to watch out for is the Mini 9, since it uses the Half Mini PCIe SSD.

Golfnut9159 · 12-09-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Corellian Corvette

Before I go off and buy an SSD for my Mini 10, is there a specific model or size I need? Or can I just use any 2.5 SATA compatible SSD? Newegg has the Kingston 64gb for 119 shipped and I'm thinking of going that way.

I tried the Kingston SSD V-Series 64 bit drive and when installing Windows - no go. Windows doesn't see the drive. Kingston's support is email and slow to respond. I would look at another brand myself. If you get the Kingston to work - post that you did as I would be interested in knowing.

nkh · 12-12-2009, 11:32 AM

I'm having good results with a Corsair 128GB SSD in my Mini10.

EldRick · 12-14-2009, 01:16 AM

If you will be running a Hackintosh, 16-32GB is plenty. I installed Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and easily trimmed it to under 4GB without losing any function. Windows is has a bit larger disk requirements, to say the least...

Irrenarzt · 12-14-2009, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by EldRick

If you will be running a Hackintosh, 16-32GB is plenty. I installed Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and easily trimmed it to under 4GB without losing any function. Windows is has a bit larger disk requirements, to say the least...

The OP said Mini 10 I thought. I have one of each and damn they are two different animals...

Golfnut9159 · 12-15-2009, 01:59 PM

I got the Kingston to work in the mini and for the money, $160, it jumped the performance up quite a bit. I found that if a machine supports AHCI in the BIOS then SSD performs even better.

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Corellian Corvette Junior Member Posts: 13 Join Date: Nov 2009	Mini 10 SSD Question - Which model, size? - 11-25-2009, 08:39 AM Before I go off and buy an SSD for my Mini 10, is there a specific model or size I need? Or can I just use any 2.5 SATA compatible SSD? Newegg has the Kingston 64gb for 119 shipped and I'm thinking of going that way.

jdcnosse Senior Member Posts: 157 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Michigan	11-25-2009, 08:49 PM I'm pretty sure you can use any 2.5 SATA SSD...the only one that I know of that you have to watch out for is the Mini 9, since it uses the Half Mini PCIe SSD. Custom-built \| AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 \| 2GB RAM \| 1.4TB total HDD space \| ATI Radeon HD 4650 \| Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

nkh Junior Member Posts: 16 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denmark	12-12-2009, 11:32 AM I'm having good results with a Corsair 128GB SSD in my Mini10. Dell Mini 10 - Z530, 1GB RAM, 128 GB Corsair SSD, 1366x768 HD LCD, 802.11N, BT, DVB-T, 3-cell battery. Win 7. Plays this perfectly in full screen: Weezer - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To

EldRick Member Posts: 33 Join Date: Dec 2009	12-14-2009, 01:16 AM If you will be running a Hackintosh, 16-32GB is plenty. I installed Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and easily trimmed it to under 4GB without losing any function. Windows is has a bit larger disk requirements, to say the least...

Golfnut9159 Junior Member Posts: 6 Join Date: Dec 2009	12-15-2009, 01:59 PM I got the Kingston to work in the mini and for the money, $160, it jumped the performance up quite a bit. I found that if a machine supports AHCI in the BIOS then SSD performs even better.

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