[Iggy]

What size/type of SSD would I need to buy to install on a 10v? Yes, I suck at PCs, go figure I fix anything else electronic in my life...but PCs...yikes.

Thanks!

[reflex]

The 10v uses a standard laptop drive (2.5" form factor, 9.5mm height, SATA). Anything that fits that spec should work.

The 10v's SATA controller doesn't support 3Gbps SATA. It's only capable of 1.5Gbps. The fastest SSDs should still work, just at a reduced speed (still very fast).

[stingray]

Originally Posted by reflex

The 10v uses a standard laptop drive (2.5" form factor, 9.5mm height, SATA). Anything that fits that spec should work.

The 10v's SATA controller doesn't support 3Gbps SATA. It's only capable of 1.5Gbps. The fastest SSDs should still work, just at a reduced speed (still very fast).

I've been trying to research some different SSD and HDD. I'm still a bit confused on the speed thing.

On the SSD's the speeds are rated like:Sequential Access - Read: 100MB/sec, Sequential Access - Write: 80MB/sec

With HDD's it's like: Average Seek Time 12ms, Average Latency 5.5ms, RPM 5400 RPM

How do you compare/measure the noticeable daily usage difference in a SSD vs HDD? Everyone says a SSD is faster, I just want to make sure the one I may get is. I've noticed SSDs come in many different speeds...

[reflex]

It's impossible to compare performance between HDDs and SSDs just based on manufacturer specs. Even if a SSD claims high sequential read and write speeds, it still may stutter obnoxiously under typical use. You need to read reviews. But if you're looking at benchmarks, the write speed for small, random writes seems to be the most important number.

[mameman]

Originally Posted by Iggy

What size/type of SSD would I need to buy to install on a 10v? Yes, I suck at PCs, go figure I fix anything else electronic in my life...but PCs...yikes.

Thanks!

I recently got into the 10v arena myself and after owning it for 24 hours I had already stuck OSX on the little bugger. Not wanting to settle for anything the next day I ordered 2GB of Crucial memory and the 64GB SSD drive they do. All I can say is wow, what a difference. It's faster than my Mac Mini although i doubt as good as multi-tasking.

So yes SSD is a dam sight faster, and i would recommend the Crucial line of SSD drives.

[jcoll81]

I would recommend reading a good article about SSDs like this one from Anandtech. You need to realize that after awhile performance will degrade on an SSD. It will be perfect after first, though. There are some techniques and new optimizations coming out that will correct this problem. Any brand with the Indilinx controller is the way to go, such as OCZ or Intel X25. I'm not sure what controller the RunCore SSD drives utilize.

[reflex]

Originally Posted by jcoll81

I would recommend reading a good article about SSDs like this one from Anandtech. You need to realize that after awhile performance will degrade on an SSD. It will be perfect after first, though. There are some techniques and new optimizations coming out that will correct this problem. Any brand with the Indilinx controller is the way to go, such as OCZ or Intel X25. I'm not sure what controller the RunCore SSD drives utilize.

You're right that AnandTech has some informative SSD articles. But there's a slight error in your post, Intel SSDs use a Intel controller, not Indilinx.

[Montala]

A very interesting article indeed... it almost makes me want to rush out and buy one of these latest SSD's immediately!

... and there's me thinking I was buying the very latest technology... which I presume the Dell 16GB SSD's aren't!

Out of interest is there a maximum size SSD drive which the 10v can acommodate?

[bmcclure937]

As long as the physical drive dimensions are compatible with the 10v and it is a SATA drive, then NO... you can use whatever size you want (as long as you are willing to pay the $$$$$$$$)

[jcoll81]

Originally Posted by reflex

You're right that AnandTech has some informative SSD articles. But there's a slight error in your post, Intel SSDs use a Intel controller, not Indilinx.

You are right. I should have worded that a little differently. It seems the Intel drives offer they same level of performance. So i should have said an indilinx drive or an Intel drive.

Thank you for pointing that out, it has been a rough day at work