SSD + Full Disk Encryption = Slow/Slower as HDD
 

Got a chance to test Intel X25-M G2 160Gb SSD; Dropped it in a laptop , Dell Latitude E6400/2Gb as well as Dell Precision/X5560/4Gb system. The desktop was run unencrypted, the laptop tests were run with full disk encryption (Utimaco Safeguard Enterprise).

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