[transamman1999]

So i've spent several hours searching and reading any threads relating to SSDs and have yet to find a good discussion about who's using what and what their thoughts are.

I was hoping that anyone who has a SSD in their 10 or 10v could fill out the following few fields about their drive:


Make/Model:
Capacity:
Link to where purchased:
Actual Price you paid:
Thoughts
Pros:
Cons:



FAKE example:

Make/Model: SUPER TALENT UltraDrive ME FTM32GX25H 2.5" SATA II MLC
Capacity: 32GB
Link: Newegg.com - SUPER TALENT UltraDrive ME FTM32GX25H 2.5" 32GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - Solid State Disks
Actual Price you paid: $142.96 after tax & shipping
Thoughts
Pros: works well outta the box, much faster than 5400rpm HDD
Cons: had to update firmware 10 billion times

thanks in advance!!!

[gtm]

bump for a thread I also would be interested in!

[bmcclure937]

I am using a 10v... and I did loads of research weighing the pros and cons of SSD vs HDD and I could not justify purchasing a 32Gb SSD for over $100 when I could get a very nice Western Digital 320Gb Scorpio Blue drive

These are really nice laptop drives :

• cool
• quiet
• fastest 5400 rpm laptop drive available
• good on power (low power consumption)

After considering the cost/Gb ratio compared to a SSD... and considering the main advantages of SSD (quiet, fast, cool, no moving parts, good on power) I decided that my purchase was ideal!

The standard HDD will be adequate for most people and the SSD will only be noticeably faster in some cases (such as booting and launching applications). Many people say that the SSD helps make the machine feel more responsive... and I agree, but it was not worth the extra $100 to me.

You can get the 320Gb Scorpio Blue on sale for about $60 if you look around

[although a standard HDD does have moving parts and is noticeably slower in some instances... I do not have to worry about degrading performance over time, which is a problem in SSDs. Honestly, I think it is 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of another. Each has advantages and disadvantages. It did not make sense to me to spend half as much as I did on my Mini on a SSD ]

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Make/Model: Western Digital Scorpio Blue
Capacity: 320Gb
Link to where purchased: Newegg
Actual Price you paid: $65 (after shipping)
Thoughts
Pros: cheap, quiet, fast for laptop HDD, cool, good on power
Cons: slower than SSD, moving parts

[WolfKeeper]

Or the 500GB Scorpio Blue for $89 (at least that's what I paid for it on Dell's site last week.)

The Atom generates more heat than the hard drive, and I can't hear it in normal environments.

[gtm]

The HDD just wasn't an option when I was shopping for a netbook. I have plenty of HDD space just not in the mini. I want the mini to be as quick as possible and as silent as possible. I guess it's because I only use it for browsing the web and listening to music. I don't need to store my entire mp3 collection on here.

You know, ever since I upgraded to SL it freed up so much more space. I went from 4GB free to 8.8GB free and I think I'm just going to keep it stock. You make a good point, spending a $100 is 1/3 of what I paid for the mini itself. That's just dumb to me.

[Dellbert]

Originally Posted by bmcclure937

I am using a 10v... and I did loads of research weighing the pros and cons of SSD vs HDD and I could not justify purchasing a 32Gb SSD for over $100.... The standard HDD will be adequate for most people and the SSD will only be noticeably faster in some cases (such as booting and launching applications). Many people say that the SSD helps make the machine feel more responsive... and I agree, but it was not worth the extra $100 to me.... Honestly, I think it is 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of another. Each has advantages and disadvantages. It did not make sense to me to spend half as much as I did on my Mini on a SSD

I loved the 32GB Runcore in my Mini 9, so really wanted an SSD in my 10v. I was able to win a slightly used 60GB OCZ SATA II drive off eBay for just $100. I then sold the new 160GB Seagate Momentus hard drive out of the 10v to my son for $40 for his PS3. So at just $1 per GB, the SSD route became more doable. I also upgraded the RAM to 2GB.

The OCZ's read & write specs are 155MB/s & 90MB/s. I am now very happy with the 10v's performance. It seems peppy and is naturally very quiet. Though I have not run any tests, I would swear its now running a little cooler and I also notice my battery life lasting longer.

[transamman1999]

Originally Posted by bmcclure937

I am using a 10v... and I did loads of research weighing the pros and cons of SSD vs HDD and I could not justify purchasing a 32Gb SSD for over $100 when I could get a very nice Western Digital 320Gb Scorpio Blue drive

These are really nice laptop drives :

• cool
• quiet
• fastest 5400 rpm laptop drive available
• good on power (low power consumption)

After considering the cost/Gb ratio compared to a SSD... and considering the main advantages of SSD (quiet, fast, cool, no moving parts, good on power) I decided that my purchase was ideal!

The standard HDD will be adequate for most people and the SSD will only be noticeably faster in some cases (such as booting and launching applications). Many people say that the SSD helps make the machine feel more responsive... and I agree, but it was not worth the extra $100 to me.

You can get the 320Gb Scorpio Blue on sale for about $60 if you look around

[although a standard HDD does have moving parts and is noticeably slower in some instances... I do not have to worry about degrading performance over time, which is a problem in SSDs. Honestly, I think it is 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of another. Each has advantages and disadvantages. It did not make sense to me to spend half as much as I did on my Mini on a SSD ]

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Make/Model: Western Digital Scorpio Blue
Capacity: 320Gb
Link to where purchased: Newegg
Actual Price you paid: $65 (after shipping)
Thoughts
Pros: cheap, quiet, fast for laptop HDD, cool, good on power
Cons: slower than SSD, moving parts

thanks for the tip!!!

i went ahead and stuck with a HDD instead of SSD and got the exact one you suggested (free shipping!!)
installed it last night and it's running great so far! much quieter than the stock 160GB drive that's for sure!!

since i have much more drive space now my plan is to eventually dual boot OS X and Win7. i'm planning on giving each a 60GB partition as well as having a shared 180GB partition for music/vids/pics/etc!!
i'm really enjoying this tiny lil thing!

i appreciate everyone's help!!

[barney]

What's everyones view on 7200rpm drives? I'm in the same boat deciding what new drive to get in my new 10v. I'm either going for large 5400, £100 SSD (60gb) or 7200 drive. Like the 250gb scorpio black. If they offer better performance than a 5400rpm then why not? Obviously you get less GB per $ but it might be worth it over SSD.

I guess there's extra heat, noise and power consumption??

But if the benifits are there then it might be a decent option.

Anyone got a 7200 drive? Any comments?

Thanks

[rrfranczak3]

Originally Posted by transamman1999

thanks for the tip!!!

i went ahead and stuck with a HDD instead of SSD and got the exact one you suggested (free shipping!!)
installed it last night and it's running great so far! much quieter than the stock 160GB drive that's for sure!!

since i have much more drive space now my plan is to eventually dual boot OS X and Win7. i'm planning on giving each a 60GB partition as well as having a shared 180GB partition for music/vids/pics/etc!!
i'm really enjoying this tiny lil thing!

i appreciate everyone's help!!

I picked up a 500gb WD Scorpio Blue for $99 (USD), installed it and its quiet as hell all I ever hear is the click when I turn of the Mini 10..which I got with the 160GB to start with, I wouldn't go with an SSD until they come way down in price, the one that I want is the 512gb and it isn't even out yet and when they do release it, it will be around $750-$800 which is ludicrous for a $500 Netbook..

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Originally Posted by WolfKeeper

Or the 500GB Scorpio Blue for $89 (at least that's what I paid for it on Dell's site last week.)

The Atom generates more heat than the hard drive, and I can't hear it in normal environments.

you're lucky, it cost me $99 2 weeks ago, but I dont care, I got 440GB free with Win XP, Office, Adobe Full, and Win 7...and 15-20 movies loaded..

[barney]

Yeh i'm pretty sure i'll be purchasing that drive too along with 2gb ram.

Check out this article, the 5400 scorpio blue actually beats the 7200 scorpio black on a couple tests. Otherwise the perf gain with the black is very very minute.

Soul Solutions Blog - New Laptop Hard Drive 5400 beats 7200 and SSD?